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- Dictionaryvil·i·fi·ca·tion/ˌvīləfəˈkāSHən/
noun
- 1. abusively disparaging speech or writing: "the widespread vilification of politicians"
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the act of saying or writing unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them: Participants were asked whether they had experienced discrimination or vilification because of their race or religion. He has had to suffer public vilification during the past 24 hours. See. vilify. Fewer examples
Jul 1, 2012 · vilification. noun. vil· i· fi· ca· tion ˌvi-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən. Synonyms of vilification. 1. : the act of vilifying : abuse. 2. : an instance of vilifying : a defamatory utterance. Synonyms. aspersing. blackening. calumniation. calumny. character assassination. defamation. defaming. libeling. libelling. maligning. slander. smearing. traducing.
Vilification definition: the act of defaming or speaking ill of someone or something. See examples of VILIFICATION used in a sentence.
Vilification is saying something extremely derogatory about someone in speech or writing. When vilification is deliberate and false, it can be called libel (making a false written statement about someone) or slander (speaking that same false statement aloud).
the act of saying or writing unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them: Participants were asked whether they had experienced discrimination or vilification because of their race or religion. He has had to suffer public vilification during the past 24 hours. See. vilify. Fewer examples
1. : to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame. 2. : to lower in estimation or importance. vilifier. ˈvi-lə-ˌfī (-ə)r. noun. Did you know? Vilify came to English by way of the Middle English vilifien and the Late Latin vilificare, from the Latin adjective vilis, meaning "cheap" or "vile."
to say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of that person or thing: He claimed he was unfairly vilified by the press. (Definition of vilify from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
