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revile::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rail, vilify, vituperate |
| Type of | abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout |
| Derivation | revilement |
Examples of revile
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If Bill weren't the person they revile, Barack couldn't be the person they love.
From the time.com
If you revile it so much, move back home, save up hard for a few years and buy.
From the guardian.co.uk
Here is one prisoner refusing the demand of a German officer to revile Jehovah.
From the time.com
He spent $18,000 a day for huge newspaper ads to revile Browning and Kefauver.
From the time.com
It's also far easier to revile something than take the time to understand it.
From the guardian.co.uk
And so, I suggest, we might try to learn to love the pythons rather than revile them.
From the dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com
Now, as to the complaints of the many who revile Ayn Rand and her vision.
From the latimes.com
So it's a little difficult to understand just why Stern has decided to revive and revile.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Feminists revile her in language they would hesitate to use about a man.
From the economist.com
- Vilify: spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
- Verbal abuse (also called verbal attack or reviling) is a form of abusive behavior involving the use of language. It is a form of profanity that can occur with or without the use of expletives. ...
- To attack (someone) with abusive language
- Morning wake-up call. WASP trainee 'bugler' would blow a bugle to signal, 'time to get up'.
