vilify

Significado (Inglês)

1. To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
2. To belittle through speech; to put down.

Sinônimos

slander

defame

malign

abuse

backbite

denigrate

revile

libel

disparage

speak ill of

badmouth

traduce

rail

vituperate

asperse

condemn

slur

decry

calumniate

insult

belittle

censure

smear

curse

discredit

reproach

vilipend

diss

humiliate

upbraid

reflect upon

take offense

talk scandal

make a false charge

dish the dirt

panetella

abase

give stick

affront

animadvert

bespatter

bitch

black

blacken

blame

damn

debase

defile

degrade

demean

depredate

derogate

despise

gossip

hurt

incite

instigate

inveigle

miff

miscall

reprehend

revise

snub

sully

taunt

underrate

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Late Latin vīlificāre, present active infinitive of vīlificō (“vilify”).