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vilify::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rail, revile, vituperate |
| Type of | abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout |
| Derivation | vilification, vilifier |
Examples of vilify
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It was nice to read something that didn't vilify Islam and the Muslim tradition.
From the time.com
Without censorship, then any person could on television or online vilify others.
From the world.time.com
Hedges genuinely likes his characters, however flawed, and doesn't vilify them.
From the philly.com
Despite the dialogue, China has continued to vilify the Tibetan spiritual leader.
From the voanews.com
The EU must be doomed because so many vilify the countries that are doing best.
From the economist.com
To malign government is to vilify ourselves, for we the people are the government.
From the kentucky.com
Communists and nationalists vilify him for the army's loss of prestige and morale.
From the time.com
Please don't get me wrong, I am not out to vilify Sarah Palin or her daughter.
From the huffingtonpost.com
They vilify any political figure or cultural participant who speaks up on climate.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
- (vilification) smear: slanderous defamation
- (vilification) abuse: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
- Defamationu2014also calumny, vilification, and traducementu2014is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation.
- To say defamatory things about someone or something; To belittle through speech; to put down
- (vilifies) says unkind things about
- (vilifies) uses abusive or slanderous language about or of.
- (v.) to lower in importance, defame (After the Watergate scandal, almost any story written about President Nixon sought to vilify him and criticize his behavior.)
- To make vicious statements about
