Definitions

1. verb

to transform or turn someone or something into a Gorgon, a mythical creature with snakes for hair, often used to describe a frightening or intimidating transformation

“The politician’s scandalous behavior gorgonized his once-respectable reputation.”

2. noun

the act of transforming or turning someone or something into a Gorgon, a mythical creature with snakes for hair

“The artist’s latest sculpture was an example of gorgonization, a surreal and unsettling representation of the human form.”