🗣️vilify

Meaning

to speak or write about someone in an abusive or disparaging manner

Example Sentences

The politician was vilified in the media for his controversial remarks.

Example Expressions

vilify someone’s character

Synonyms

slander, malign, defame, disparage, denigrate

Antonyms

praise, commend, glorify

Collocations

vilify someone, vilify publicly, unjustly vilify, vilify in media