VILIFICATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
   Synonym(s)
   • abuse (what does abuse mean?)
   • contumely (what does contumely mean?)
   • insult (what does insult mean?)
   • revilement (what does revilement mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse
   • they yelled insults at the visiting team
   Hypernyms(s) vilification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disrespect (what does disrespect mean?)
   • discourtesy (what does discourtesy mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • low blow (what does low blow mean?)
   • scurrility (what does scurrility mean?)
   • billingsgate (what does billingsgate mean?)
   • stinger (what does stinger mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • vituperation (what does vituperation mean?)
   • invective (what does invective mean?)
   • vitriol (what does vitriol mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • vilify (what does vilify mean?)
   • revile (what does revile mean?)
   • vituperate (what does vituperate mean?)
   • rail (what does rail mean?)
   • vilify (what does vilify mean?)
   • revile (what does revile mean?)
   • vituperate (what does vituperate mean?)
   • rail (what does rail mean?)
   • diss (what does diss mean?)
   • insult (what does insult mean?)
   • affront (what does affront mean?)
   • abuse (what does abuse mean?)
   • clapperclaw (what does clapperclaw mean?)
   • blackguard (what does blackguard mean?)
   • shout (what does shout mean?)
2. Meaning
   • slanderous defamation
   Synonym(s)
   • malignment (what does malignment mean?)
   • smear (what does smear mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) vilification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • defamation (what does defamation mean?)
   • calumny (what does calumny mean?)
   • obloquy (what does obloquy mean?)
   • traducement (what does traducement mean?)
   • hatchet job (what does hatchet job mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • badmouth (what does badmouth mean?)
   • malign (what does malign mean?)
   • traduce (what does traduce mean?)
   • drag through the mud (what does drag through the mud mean?)
   • vilify (what does vilify mean?)
   • revile (what does revile mean?)
   • vituperate (what does vituperate mean?)
   • rail (what does rail mean?)
   • defame (what does defame mean?)
   • slander (what does slander mean?)
   • smirch (what does smirch mean?)
   • asperse (what does asperse mean?)
   • denigrate (what does denigrate mean?)
   • calumniate (what does calumniate mean?)
   • smear (what does smear mean?)
   • sully (what does sully mean?)
   • besmirch (what does besmirch mean?)