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• past participle of revile.
• past tense form of revile.

reviled

American  

[ri-vahyld] / rɪˈvaɪld /

adjective

1. addressed or spoken of with contemptuous or abusive language.

   They have repeatedly bombed civilian targets and conducted mass kidnappings—tactics that have made them one of the most reviled terrorist groups in the world.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of revile.

Other Word Forms

• unreviled
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of reviled

revile ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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reviled

Along the way, Pike was reviled for the crime she committed.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Boehly was reviled by Chelsea’s supporters but took the criticism in good humor, saying it was par for the course of being the team’s chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Philips is one of India's best-known - and most polarising - doctors online: admired by supporters as a fearless champion of evidence-based medicine, reviled by critics as an attention-seeking provocateur.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Cortés remains a reviled figure to many in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

Throughout history, leprosy has been one of the most misunderstood, feared, and reviled diseases in the world.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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