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revile
[ ri-vahyl ]
verb (used with object)
- to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
Synonyms: disparage, berate, vituperate, vilify, abuse
verb (used without object)
- to speak abusively.
revile
/ rɪˈvaɪl /
verb
- to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)
Derived Forms
- reˈvilement, noun
- reˈviler, noun
Other Words From
- re·vile·ment noun
- re·vil·er noun
- re·vil·ing·ly adverb
- un·re·vil·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of revile1
Example Sentences
The participants reviled Mr. Trump; this group wasn’t undecided in the sense that most would swing to him.
A Peruvian priest who founded liberation theology, a movement advocating an active role for the Roman Catholic Church in fighting poverty and injustice but reviled by some as Marxist, has died.
A relative of a reviled international terrorist abandoned it.
A woman once viewed as a democrat but later reviled by many as a despot had fled like a fugitive under cover of internet darkness.
After questioning his abilities and integrity during the primaries, they gave full-throated backing to a man they once loudly reviled, saying that unifying behind their former foe was crucial for the nation’s future.
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