Vilifying

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of vilify.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of defaming or traducing; defamation; slander.
  • Word Usage
    "Now, I don't know if the words "scorning" and "dismissing" are accurate to those earlier columns whose contents I stand by, but I know the word "vilifying" is definitely wrong."
    Verb Form
    vilified    vilifies    vilifying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    abuse    clapperclaw    blackguard    shout   
    Variant
    vilified   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    defame    traduce    calumniate    despise    disparage