revile

And one day, perhaps, the conservatives who today revile John Roberts will give him his due.
Obamacare Ruling: Peter Beinart on the Favor Justice Roberts Did the Right|Peter Beinart|June 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
While Democrats tend to revile their losing candidates, Republicans revere theirs.
Romney's Game Plan|Tucker Carlson|November 3, 2008|DAILY BEAST
He began to revile the knight in set terms, and challenged him to fight.
Robin Hood|Paul Creswick
Soon had the Trojans reason to revile her as a "Fury bringing woe on wives."
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds

And on this ground they venture to revile the Christian religion because they misunderstand it.
The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal|Blaise Pascal
Let them remain in ignorance of thee and thy works, or, knowing, let them revile.
Petrarch's Letters to Classical Authors|Francesco Petrarca
They wonder why I came not to revile venery and vice; and verily, I came not to warn against pickpockets either!
Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche

British Dictionary definitions for revile

revile

/ (rɪˈvaɪl) /

verb

to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)

Derived forms of revile

revilement, nounreviler, noun

Word Origin for revile

C14: from Old French reviler, from re- + vil vile

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