“when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse”
Word Forms
smear
verb
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
vilify
verb
spread negative information about
malign
verb
speak unfavorably about
abuse
verb
use foul or abusive language towards
insult
verb
treat, mention, or speak to rudely
revile
verb
spread negative information about
contumelious
adjective
arrogantly insolent
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verunglimpfung
verleumderische Verleumdung
🇫🇷French
diffamation
diffamation calomnieuse
🇪🇸Spanish
vilipendio
difamación calumniosa
🇮🇹Italian
diffamazione
diffamazione calunniosa
🇳🇱Dutch
belastering
lasterlijke smaad
🇵🇹Portuguese
difamação
difamação caluniosa
🇷🇺Russian
поношение
клеветническая клевета
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गालियां देना
निंदनीय मानहानि
🇧🇩Bengali
অপমান
অপবাদমূলক মানহানি
🇮🇳Tamil
இழிவுபடுத்துதல்
அவதூறான அவதூறு
🇮🇳Telugu
దూషణ
అపవాదు పరువు నష్టం
🇮🇳Marathi
अपमान
निंदनीय बदनामी
🇮🇳Gujarati
અપમાન
નિંદાકારક બદનક્ષી
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಂದನೆ
ನಿಂದನೀಯ ಮಾನನಷ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അപകീർത്തിപ്പെടുത്തൽ
അപകീർത്തികരമായ അപകീർത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਦਨਾਮੀ
ਬਦਨਾਮੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
توہین
بہتان تراشی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
诽谤
诽谤诽谤
🇯🇵Japanese
中傷
誹謗中傷
🇰🇷Korean
욕설
중상모략
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự phỉ báng
vu khống phỉ báng
🇹🇭Thai
การใส่ร้าย
การใส่ร้ายป้ายสี
🇮🇩Indonesian
fitnah
fitnah pencemaran nama baik
🇵🇭Filipino
paninira
paninirang puri
🇲🇾Malay
fitnah
fitnah fitnah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التشهير
التشهير الافترائي
🇮🇷Persian
توهین
افترا تهمت آمیز
🇹🇷Turkish
iftira
iftira niteliğinde hakaret
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַשׁמָצָה
לשון הרע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'vilification'?
The primary meaning of 'vilification' is 'slanderous defamation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vilification' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'vilification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'vilification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'vilification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'vilification' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'vilification' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'vilification' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'vilification' in regular conversations?
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Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
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Would you classify 'vilification' as formal, casual, or slang?
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