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verb
- 1. speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner: "he has been vilified in the press"
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VILIFY definition: 1. to say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to…. Learn more.
The meaning of VILIFY is to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame. How to use vilify in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Vilify.
VILIFY meaning: 1. to say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , vil·i·fied, vil·i·fy·ing. to speak ill of; defame; slander. Synonyms: blacken, asperse, abuse, malign, calumniate, disparage, depreciate. Antonyms: commend.
To vilify someone is to spread nasty stories about them, whether true or not. The verb vilify comes from the same root as the word vile and is a negative word if ever there was one!
verb. If you are vilified by someone, they say or write very unpleasant things about you, so that people will have a low opinion of you. [formal] His lawyer was vilified for representing him. [be VERB -ed + for] He was vilified, hounded, and forced into exile by the FBI. [be VERB -ed]
1. to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign: he has been vilified in the tabloid press. 2. rare to make vile; debase; degrade. [C15: from Late Latin vīlificāre, from Latin vīlis worthless + facere to make] vilification n. ˈviliˌfier n.
