vilifier

vil·i·fy

V0099500 (vĭl′ə-fī′)tr.v. vil·i·fied, vil·i·fy·ing, vil·i·fies To attack the reputation of (a person or thing) with strong or abusive criticism. See Synonyms at malign.

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[Middle English vilifien, from Late Latin vīlificāre, to hold cheap : Latin vīlis, cheap; see wes- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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vil′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.vil′i·fi′er n.

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Noun

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vilifier - one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libelbackbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducerdepreciator, detractor, disparager, knocker - one who disparages or belittles the worth of something