vilification
51malediction — I noun abusive speech, anathema, curse, damnation, defamation, denunciation, dirae, dispraise, evil speaking, execration, exsecratio, foul language, fulmination, ill wishes, imprecation, invective, malevolence, malison, obloquy, revilement,… …
52opprobrium — I noun abasement, attaint, bad light, bad name, blot, brand, contempt, culpability, debasement, dedecus, defamation, degradation, derogation, disapprobation, discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, disrespect, humiliation, ignobility …
53revilement — I noun abuse, affront, animadversion, aspersion, berating, billingsgate, bitter words, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, criticism, cursing, denunciation, depreciation, detraction, diatribe, discommendation, disparagement, execration …
54detraction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disparagement Nouns 1. detraction, derogation, disparagement, dispraise, depreciation, disvaluation, vilification, obloquy, scurrility, scandal, defamation, aspersion, traducement, slander, calumny, evil …
55invective — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. denunciation, vituperation, vilification. See imprecation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. denunciation, vituperation, condemnation; see accusation 2 , blame 1 , insult . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
56aspersion — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. detraction, defamation, calumny, slur; see accusation 2 , lie 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. disparagement, slander, abuse, defamation, innuendo, smear, slur, vilification, blot, denigration, mud slinging, calumny.… …
57defamation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slander, libel, calumny, vilification; see lie 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. slander, denigration, smear, slur, mud slinging, blot, innuendo, libel, disparagement, character assassination, calumny. III (Roget s… …
58vilify — [[t]vɪ̱lɪfaɪ[/t]] vilifies, vilifying, vilified VERB If you are vilified by someone, they say or write very unpleasant things about you, so that people will have a low opinion of you. [FORMAL] [be V ed for ing/n] The agency has been vilified by… …
59vilify — verb (T) formal to say bad things about someone, especially things that are not true, in order to influence other people against them vilification / vIlifi keISFn/ noun (C): his vilification by the popular press …
60malignment — noun slanderous defamation • Syn: ↑smear, ↑vilification • Derivationally related forms: ↑malign, ↑vilify (for: ↑vilification), ↑smear ( …
