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Vilification

Vilification Meaning & Definition
Vilification Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vilification?

[n] 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"
[n] slanderous defamation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vilification: abuse | contumely | insult | malignment | revilement | smear

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vilification:

See Also | billingsgate | calumny | cut | defamation | discourtesy | disrespect | hatchet job | invective | low blow | obloquy | scurrility | stinger | traducement | vitriol | vituperation

Vilification In Webster's Dictionary

\Vil`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. The act of vilifying or defaming; abuse. --South.

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