vilification


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vilify /ˈvɪlɪfʌɪ/
verb (vilifies, vilifying, vilified) speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
– derivatives
vilification /-fɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun,
vilifier noun.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘lower in value’): from late L. vilificare, from L. vilis (see vile).
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