reviler

Definition

Noun: A person who uses abusive, scornful, or insulting language towards someone; one who reviles others.

Usage Examples

• (A person who verbally abuses another.)
• (Someone who habitually uses insulting language.)
• (A person engaging in abusive speech.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a reviler of someone": to habitually speak abusively about a particular person or group.
  • He was a reviler of the government, never missing an opportunity to attack its policies. (He consistently used insulting language against the government.)

Variants and Related Words

• Revile (verb): to criticize or insult someone in an abusive or scornful way.
  • The crowd began to revile the referee after the controversial call. (They used harsh, insulting language.)
• Reviling (noun/adj): the act of speaking abusively; characterized by abusive language.
  • His reviling of the opposition was reported in the news. (His abusive criticism.)
• Revilement (noun): the act or instance of reviling.
  • The revilement continued long after the argument ended. (The ongoing abusive speech.)

Synonyms

• Insulter: one who uses offensive or disrespectful language.
• Abuser: a person who treats others with cruelty, especially through words.
• Scorner: someone who expresses contempt or disdain.
• Vilifier: one who speaks evil of or defames another.

Related Idioms

• "to heap insults on someone": to direct a large amount of abusive language towards a person.
  • The reviler heaped insults on his opponent during the trial. (He delivered many scornful remarks.)
• "to speak with tongue of venom": to speak with malicious or poisonous words.
  • The reviler spoke with a tongue of venom, leaving no one unscathed. (He used extremely harmful language.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Revile against (rare): to speak abusively in opposition to something.
  • He reviled against the new policy, calling it disastrous. (He criticized it harshly.)