vilify

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
2. verb To belittle through speech; to put down.

Similar words

revile vituperate rail denigrate discredit slander defame malign stigmatize demonize

Often followed by

the and him his them a their me or

Word family

vilified vilifier vilifiers vilifies vilifying