they are so close, yet so far. "troon" is simply a derogatory term for a transgender person who does not pass. it doesn't just make fun of someone for being a tranny, but it explicitly accuses them of being bad at it.

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"Dehumanize"

Left-wing hate groups such as "The Online Hate Research and Education Project" use this as a fear-mongering term to label the words and actions of their political opponents. The term itself is meaningless, and therefore impossible to disprove, but it carries the connotation that whatever innocuous words it's applied to must have sinister and potentially violent meanings.