vilification
/,vilifi'keiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of making abusive or slanderous statements about someone: "Vilification" refers to the action of speaking or writing about someone in a way that is extremely critical, harsh, and damaging to their reputation.
- A defamatory utterance or campaign: It can also denote the specific abusive or malicious statements themselves, intended to harm someone's character.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The politician faced relentless vilification in the press during the campaign.
- Her speech was not criticism; it crossed the line into outright vilification.
- The lawsuit was filed for the vilification of the company's CEO.
Advanced Usage
- "to be subjected to vilification": to be the target of a sustained, abusive attack on one's character.
- Whistleblowers are often subjected to public vilification.
- "campaign of vilification": an organized effort to damage someone's reputation through slanderous statements.
- The activist was the target of a vicious campaign of vilification.
Variants and Related Words
- Vilify (verb): to speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
- He was vilified by his opponents.
- Vilifier (noun): a person who vilifies.
- The anonymous vilifiers spread lies online.
Synonyms
- Defamation: the act of damaging someone's good reputation.
- Slander: the action of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
- Smear campaign: an attempt to damage someone's reputation by making false accusations.
- Calumny: the making of false and defamatory statements about someone.
Related Phrases
- Character assassination: a deliberate and vicious attempt to destroy a person's reputation.
- The article was nothing short of character assassination.
Noun
- a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
- when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse
- they yelled insults at the visiting team
- slanderous defamation