revile
To attack with abusive languageTo attack (someone) with abusive language.
» The author's work was reviled by many critics.
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1 sensesTo attack (someone) with abusive language.
schmähen, beschimpfen, verunglimpfen
поноси́тьponosítʹ
- spread negative information about
Examples
5 sentencesThe author's work was reviled by many critics.
Love me or revile me, but do not ignore me.
ruЛюби меня или ненавидь меня, но не игнорируй меня. — Sablin
They reviled each other.
Garlic is reviled by vampires.
The future will reverence the names of these great harbingers, who have been flouted, reviled, threatened, found guilty, and imprisoned.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprizeFrom Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprize, disesteem”), from a- (“to”) + vil (“vile, cheap”); see vile.
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Forms
reviles, reviling, reviled, reviledSynonyms
9 synonyms- spread negative information about:vilifyvituperaterail
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.