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Vilification   /vˌɪləfəkˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Vilification

noun
1.
Slanderous defamation.  Synonyms: malignment, smear.
2.
A rude expression intended to offend or hurt.  Synonyms: abuse, contumely, insult, revilement.  "They yelled insults at the visiting team"





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"Vilification" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the same tenor, began to weary Manuel. One day the salesman heaped the insults and the vilification upon him more plentifully than ever. They had sent the boy out for two coffees, and he was slow in returning; on that particular day the delay was not due to any fault of his, for he had been kept waiting ...
— The Quest • Pio Baroja


Words linked to "Vilification" :   traducement, low blow, hatchet job, calumny, scurrility, cut, vitriol, calumniation, billingsgate, stinger, defamation, vituperation, invective, discourtesy, disrespect, obloquy, vilify


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