vilify

🇬🇧 UK/'vilifai/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To say harsh and critical things about someone in order to damage their reputation; to defame.

诽谤,诋毁,中伤

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
vilroot
+
ifyto make, to cause to become
=vilify

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Political opponents began to vilify each other with harsh attacks.

  • 2.

    The media vilified the executive unfairly without proper investigation.

  • 3.

    Rather than engage in honest debate, some politicians vilify their rivals.

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