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- Dictionaryvil·i·fy/ˈviləˌfī/
verb
- 1. speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner: "he has been vilified in the press"
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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.
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)
to say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them: He was vilified by the press as a monster. Compare. revile formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Damaging reputation. anti-defamation. aspersion. besmirch.
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!
Sep 5, 2024 · (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of. Synonyms: abuse, assail, criticize, decry, denigrate, demonize, denounce, libel, revile, slander, run down; see also Thesaurus: defame. Antonyms: glorify, praise. (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down. Synonyms: berate; see also Thesaurus: criticize.
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 say or write unpleasant things about somebody/something so that other people will have a low opinion of them. vilify somebody/something A campaign was mounted to vilify the leaders of the organization. She has been vilified and misunderstood by her community.
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.
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]
Synonyms for VILIFY: libel, smear, humiliate, discredit, defame, malign, slander, disgrace; Antonyms of VILIFY: honor, exalt, glorify, commend, applaud, praise, respect, admire
