vilify

Definitions


[ˈvɪlɪfʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
(e.g: he has been vilified in the press)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘lower in value’): from late Latin vilificare, from Latin vilis ‘of low value’ (see vile)




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