vilifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈvɪl.ə.faɪ/formalto say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them:
He was vilified by the press as a monster.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging reputation
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- blot your copybook idiom
- calumniate
- dog
- drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
- give a dog a bad name idiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
- impugn
- mud
- poison
- scurrilous
- show someone in a bad light idiom
- slander
- stab
- stain
- sully
- taint
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vilification
noun [ U ] uk/ˌvɪl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌvɪl.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/