vilification

3 definitions found

vilification - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vilification \Vil`i*fi*ca"tion\
     (v[i^]l`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
     The act of vilifying or defaming; abuse. --South.
     [1913 Webster]

vilification - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vilification
      n 1: slanderous defamation [syn: smear, vilification,
           malignment]
      2: 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" [syn: abuse, insult,
         revilement, contumely, vilification]

vilification - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "vilification":
     abuse, assailing, assault, attack, berating, bitter words,
     blackening, calumny, character assassination, contumely,
     defamation, defamation of character, defilement, denigration,
     diatribe, execration, hard words, invective, jawing, jeremiad,
     malicious defamation, muckraking, mudslinging, name-calling,
     obloquy, onslaught, opprobrium, philippic, rating, revilement,
     screed, scurrility, smear, smear campaign, smear word, tirade,
     tongue-lashing, vituperation