vilify
verb (used with object)
to speak ill of; defame; slander.
vilified
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past participleof vilify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof vilify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
vilifyverb (used with object)to speak ill of; defame; slander.
Example Sentences
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“I always felt that way and I was especially vilified for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sturgeon said she was still waiting for Murrell to offer an explanation for his crimes - crimes that she said have led to her being unfairly vilified, humiliated and placed under suspicion.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
My whole life, they had been vilified by my mom’s side of the family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Often, he is ridiculed, vilified and told he is no longer welcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
“A money manager does not go from being a near nobody to being nearly universally applauded to being nearly universally vilified without some effect.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
