reviled

[ ri-vahyld ]

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.

verb

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

Other Words From

• un·re·viled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reviled¹

revile ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

In the days of yore, stars both reviled and relied on the studio system to protect them from themselves.

From The Daily Beast

Battle remains an elusive figure both respected and reviled in the beer industry.

From The Daily Beast

Three-time champ Tony Stewart is reviled—and beloved—for his take-no-prisoners, borderline-unhinged attitude.

From The Daily Beast

He said those deceivers would cause Christians who remain true to His teachings to become reviled.

From The Daily Beast

It was once described as “the most reviled public statue ever erected” in the U.S.

From The Daily Beast

Let us suppose that any one denying the theory of Laplace or the theory of Copernicus would be reviled as an "Infidel."

From Project Gutenberg

Some reviled the Bishop for being a Socinian, which he was not, and some for being a Scotchman, which he was.

From Project Gutenberg

I drew my sword, and threatened him but he was insensible to his danger; he reviled me, he spat at me with a child's virulence.

From Project Gutenberg

He fell conspicuously, illustriously, between the reviewers who reviled him, and the public who would have none of him.

From Project Gutenberg

She felt no anger that he reviled her; she could only sympathize with him in his great despair—despair that matched her own.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• aggrieved
• disgraced
• humiliated
• outraged
• shamed