Vilify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spread negative information about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪlᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪlɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪlɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɪlᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vituperate revile rail

Parts of Speech

verb	spread negative information about “The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”

Word Forms

vilification	noun	a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
vilifier	noun	one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
revilement	noun	a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
vituperative	adjective	marked by harshly abusive criticism
vituperation	noun	abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verunglimpfen

negative Informationen darüber verbreiten

🇫🇷French

diffamer

diffuser des informations négatives sur

🇪🇸Spanish

vilipendiar

difundir información negativa sobre

🇮🇹Italian

diffamare

diffondere informazioni negative su

🇳🇱Dutch

belasteren

negatieve informatie over verspreiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

difamar

espalhar informações negativas sobre

🇷🇺Russian

поносить

распространять негативную информацию о

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाली देना

के बारे में नकारात्मक जानकारी फैलाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

অপমান করা

সম্পর্কে নেতিবাচক তথ্য ছড়ায়

🇮🇳Tamil

கொச்சைப்படுத்து

பற்றி எதிர்மறையான தகவல்களை பரப்புகின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దూషించు

గురించి ప్రతికూల సమాచారం వ్యాప్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमानित करणे

बद्दल नकारात्मक माहिती पसरवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાનિત કરવું

વિશે નકારાત્મક માહિતી ફેલાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಂದಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಹರಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിന്ദിക്കുക

നെഗറ്റീവായ വിവരങ്ങൾ പ്രചരിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮ ਕਰਨਾ

ਬਾਰੇ ਨਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਫੈਲਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گالی دینا

کے بارے میں منفی معلومات پھیلائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丑化

传播负面信息

🇯🇵Japanese

悪口を言う

～についての否定的な情報を広める

🇰🇷Korean

천하게 하다

부정적인 정보를 퍼뜨리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phỉ báng

lan truyền thông tin tiêu cực về

🇹🇭Thai

ใส่ร้าย

เผยแพร่ข้อมูลเชิงลบเกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjelekkan

menyebarkan informasi negatif tentang

🇵🇭Filipino

siraan

magpakalat ng negatibong impormasyon tungkol sa

🇲🇾Malay

memfitnah

menyebarkan maklumat negatif tentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشويه

نشر معلومات سلبية عنه

🇮🇷Persian

بدنام کردن

انتشار اطلاعات منفی در مورد

🇹🇷Turkish

kötülemek

hakkında olumsuz bilgi yaymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁמִיץ

להפיץ מידע שלילי על

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The primary meaning of 'vilify' is 'spread negative information about'.

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'vilify' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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