revile

verb

re·vile ri-ˈvī(-ə)l How to pronounce revile (audio)

reviled; reviling

transitive verb

: to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate

intransitive verb

: to use abusive language : rail

revilement

ri-ˈvī(-ə)l-mənt How to pronounce revile (audio)

noun

reviler noun

Example Sentences

Many people reviled him for his callous behavior.

Recent Examples on the Web Joseph Smith is a deeply divisive figure, and the same basic camps that existed in his own day to either revile or revere the man are alive and well in our own.

The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 Like European neo-fascists elsewhere, the Brothers revile immigration and grandstand over a cloistered, narrow vision of national identity.

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 These parties openly revile minority Shiite Muslims as heretics and on occasion bring thousands on to the street to defend their hardline interpretation of Islam.

Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2021 Critics continue to revile the criminal justice system as incapable of fairly representing people of color and the underserved — and Black women in general.

Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2020 People kind of revile him, but everybody knows him.

Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 3 Sep. 2020 Twenty years later, she was reviled for the same decision and called an enabler.

Elizabeth Toohey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2020 The statue to Marshal Ivan Konev, who led Red Army forces during World War II that drove Nazi troops from Czechoslovakia, was reviled by some in Prague as a symbol of the decades of Communist rule that followed.

Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2020 Gamal Mubarak, in particular, was reviled more widely than his father during the last years of Mr. Mubarak’s reign.

New York Times, 22 Feb. 2020 See More

revile

verb

as in to hate

formal to speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way Many people reviled him for his callous behavior.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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hate
criticize
blame
attack
condemn
denounce
detest
loathe
abhor
scold
abominate
disparage
admonish
decry
belittle
execrate
dispraise
anathematize
fault
deprecate
censure
reprehend
diss
ostracize
damn
pan
reprobate
slam
chide
doom
knock
excommunicate
chastise
sentence
vituperate
convict
berate
dis
reprimand
upbraid
blast
rebuke
blacklist
castigate
reproach
curse
lambast
reprove
lambaste
imprecate
rake

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

approve
endorse
indorse
exalt
sanction
glorify
praise
extol
applaud
laud
commend
salute
revere
honor
sanctify
hail
consecrate
tout
eulogize
bless
extoll
venerate
acclaim
hallow

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of revile are berate, rail, scold, upbraid, and vituperate. While all these words mean "to reproach angrily and abusively," revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred.

an alleged killer reviled in the press

The synonyms berate and revile are sometimes interchangeable, but berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding.

berated continually by an overbearing boss

The words rail and revile can be used in similar contexts, but rail (at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating.

railed loudly at their insolence

In some situations, the words scold and revile are roughly equivalent. However, scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly.

angrily scolding the children

The words upbraid and revile are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds.

upbraided her assistants for poor research

While the synonyms vituperate and revile are close in meaning, vituperate suggests a violent reviling.

was vituperated for betraying his friends

单词	revile
释义	revile verb re·vile ri-ˈvī(-ə)l reviled; reviling transitive verb : to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate intransitive verb : to use abusive language : rail revilement ri-ˈvī(-ə)l-mənt noun reviler noun Example Sentences Many people reviled him for his callous behavior. Recent Examples on the Web Joseph Smith is a deeply divisive figure, and the same basic camps that existed in his own day to either revile or revere the man are alive and well in our own. The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 Like European neo-fascists elsewhere, the Brothers revile immigration and grandstand over a cloistered, narrow vision of national identity. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 These parties openly revile minority Shiite Muslims as heretics and on occasion bring thousands on to the street to defend their hardline interpretation of Islam. Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2021 Critics continue to revile the criminal justice system as incapable of fairly representing people of color and the underserved — and Black women in general. Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2020 People kind of revile him, but everybody knows him. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 3 Sep. 2020 Twenty years later, she was reviled for the same decision and called an enabler. Elizabeth Toohey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2020 The statue to Marshal Ivan Konev, who led Red Army forces during World War II that drove Nazi troops from Czechoslovakia, was reviled by some in Prague as a symbol of the decades of Communist rule that followed. Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2020 Gamal Mubarak, in particular, was reviled more widely than his father during the last years of Mr. Mubarak’s reign. New York Times, 22 Feb. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French reviler to despise, from re- + vil vile First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Phrases Containing revile revile as revile as Kids Definition revile verb re·vile ri-ˈvīl reviled; reviling : to speak to or about in an insulting way revile verb as in to hate formal to speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way Many people reviled him for his callous behavior. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hate criticize blame attack condemn denounce detest loathe abhor scold abominate disparage admonish decry belittle execrate dispraise anathematize fault deprecate censure reprehend diss ostracize damn pan reprobate slam chide doom knock excommunicate chastise sentence vituperate convict berate dis reprimand upbraid blast rebuke blacklist castigate reproach curse lambast reprove lambaste imprecate rake Antonyms & Near Antonyms approve endorse indorse exalt sanction glorify praise extol applaud laud commend salute revere honor sanctify hail consecrate tout eulogize bless extoll venerate acclaim hallow See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of revile are berate, rail, scold, upbraid, and vituperate. While all these words mean "to reproach angrily and abusively," revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred. an alleged killer reviled in the press The synonyms berate and revile are sometimes interchangeable, but berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding. berated continually by an overbearing boss The words rail and revile can be used in similar contexts, but rail (at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating. railed loudly at their insolence In some situations, the words scold and revile are roughly equivalent. However, scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly. angrily scolding the children The words upbraid and revile are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds. upbraided her assistants for poor research While the synonyms vituperate and revile are close in meaning, vituperate suggests a violent reviling. was vituperated for betraying his friends
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revile

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Phrases Containing revile

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