vilificationn.
/ˌvɪlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌvaɪləfəˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The action of rendering vile in worth or estate; degradation. rare.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [noun]
debatec1460
disparagement1486
embasement1575
digraduation1577
lessening1579
degraduation1581
disparagea1592
bastardizing1598
debasement1602
deplumation1611
depression1628
vilificationa1631
degradement1641
degrading1646
prostration1647
deprisure1648
embasure1656
embasing1659
debasure1683
degradationc1752
derogation1785
demotion1872
objectification1973
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1962) X. 239 That privat and retir'd man..must in his dust of the grave bee..swallowed in every puddle and pond: This is the most inglorious and contemptible vilification, the most deadly and peremptory nullification of man.
2.
a. The action of vilifying by means of abusive language; reviling; an instance of this.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun]
teleeOE
folk-leasinga1000
tolec1000
wrayingc1000
missaw?c1225
slanderc1290
disclanderc1300
famationc1325
noisec1325
skander1338
missaying1340
misspeecha1375
slanderingc1380
biting1382
defaminga1400
filtha1400
missaya1400
obloquya1438
oblocution?a1439
juroryc1440
defamationa1450
defamea1450
forspeaking1483
depravinga1500
defamya1513
injury?1518
depravation1526
maledictiona1530
abusion?1530
blasphemation1533
infamation1533
insectationa1535
calumning1541
calumniation?1549
abuse1559
calumnying1563
calumny1564
belying?1565
illingc1575
scandalizing1575
misparlance?1577
blot1587
libelling1587
scandal1596
traducement1597
injurying1604
deprave1610
vilifying1611
noisec1613
disfame1620
sycophancy1622
aspersion1633
disreport1640
medisance1648
bollocking1653
vilification1653
sugillation1654
blasphemya1656
traduction1656
calumniating1660
blaspheming1677
aspersing1702
blowing1710
infamizing1827
malignation1836
mud-slinging1858
mud-throwing1864
denigration1868
mud-flinging1876
dénigrement1883
malignment1885
injurious falsehood1907
mud-sling1919
bad-mouthing1939
bad mouth1947
trash-talking1974
1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix Pref. 83 I will not deny, but they have mingled their own fooleries with it..: Such as..reproaches against the Pleasures of the Body; Vilification of Marriage, and the like.
1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides (1679) 203 Then you spake in vilification of Monarchical Government.
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 230 Either way is declared that which is a contumely and vilification of God.
1780 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. (1789) xviii. §34 Thus we have two genera or kinds of offences against reputation merely; to wit, 1. Defamation and 2. Vilification or Revilement.
1859 A. K. H. Boyd Recreat. Country Parson iii. 83 If you try..to live an honest, christian life, it will go hard, but you will live down such malicious vilification.
a1884 M. Pattison Mem. (1885) 322 The whole literary effort of the Catholic reaction..had been directed to beating down his fame by an organised system of detraction and vilification.
b. An abusive remark or speech. rare.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > a slander or calumny
slander1297
calumniation1588
reflect1594
aspersion1596
scandal1604
calumny1616
libel1618
reflection1646
vilification1709
1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxxii. 324 This epistle was made up of falsehoods, misrepresentations and vilifications.
a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) II. 164 In the mean time vilifications plenty there were at their tongues' end.
3. The action of bringing into disrepute.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute
unhandsoming1592
vilification1652
monstering1979
1652 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Hist. Relations Flanders 134 The losse of reputation (the soul of Empire) to the Crown of Spain; the Truce being made to the so much vilification thereof.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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