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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"
verb (used with object) , vil·i·fied, vil·i·fy·ing. to speak ill of; defame; slander. Synonyms: asperse, abuse, malign, calumniate, disparage, depreciate, blacken. Antonyms: commend. Obsolete. to make vile. vilify. / ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ; ˌvɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən / verb. to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign. he has been vilified in the tabloid press.
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!
VILIFY meaning: to say or write very harsh and critical things about (someone or something)
VILIFY meaning: to say bad things about someone so that other people will not like or approve of them. Learn more.
6 days ago · 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]
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.
