vilify

🇺🇸 /ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/
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verb
R

to speak or write about someone in a way that makes others think less of them

People should not vilify others just because they disagree with them.

translation

v. to speak or write about someone in a way that makes others think less of them

Word Forms

3rd Present vilifies
Past vilified
Perfect vilified
Progressive vilifying