VILIFICATION

abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification

(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”

smear, vilification, malignment

(noun) slanderous defamation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

vilification (countable and uncountable, plural vilifications)

slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination

Source: Wiktionary


Vil`i*fi*ca"tion, n.

Definition: The act of vilifying or defaming; abuse. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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