revile
verb (used with object)
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
revilement
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a word derived from
revile.
Example Sentences
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In my circle, at least, lab-grown meat was met with mistrust that bordered on revilement.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2023
“We haven’t seen a case like this in a long time, with this level of revilement and ostracism and stigmatizing.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2012
Despite his revilement by dis. sident Democrats, there is no reason why Humphrey should not remain a major figure in the Democratic Party.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cast spirit was not helped much by a Broadway revival of the play, which received almost universal revilement.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his black hour he did not fail to indulge in the usual, useless revilement of the superior class: an act as natural as it is ridiculous.
From The Genius by Margaret Horton Potter
