VILIFICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vilification mean? 

• VILIFICATION (noun)
  The noun VILIFICATION has 2 senses:

1. slanderous defamation

2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

  Familiarity information: VILIFICATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VILIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Slanderous defamation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

malignment; smear; vilification

Hypernyms ("vilification" is a kind of...):

calumniation; calumny; defamation; hatchet job; obloquy; traducement (a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions)

Derivation:

vilify (spread negative information about)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A rude expression intended to offend or hurt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

abuse; contumely; insult; revilement; vilification

Context example:

they yelled insults at the visiting team

Hypernyms ("vilification" is a kind of...):

discourtesy; disrespect (an expression of lack of respect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vilification"):

low blow (unscrupulous abuse)

billingsgate; scurrility (foul-mouthed or obscene abuse)

cut; stinger (a remark capable of wounding mentally)

invective; vitriol; vituperation (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)

Derivation:

vilify (spread negative information about)