Vilify
51defame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. traduce, vilify, revile, calumniate, asperse, abuse, malign, slander. See disrepute, detraction. Ant., praise, extol. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. traduce, besmirch, malign; see slander . III (Roget s 3 …
52denounce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stigmatize, condemn, decry, censure; arraign, charge, accuse; curse, rail at. See accusation, condemnation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. condemn, charge, blame, accuse, decry, censure, criticize, indict …
53malign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. libel, slander, defame; calumniate, asperse, traduce, be smirch; backbite. See detraction, malevolence. Ant., praise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. accuse, misrepresent, scandalize; see censure , curse 2 …
54slander — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scandal, aspersion, defamation, calumny, disparagement. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. defamation, calumny, scandal, libel; see lie 1 . v. Syn. vilify, defame, calumniate, asperse, decry,… …
55Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 …
56vile — [13] The ancestral meaning of vile is ‘of low status, quality, or price, cheap, common’; its use as a general epithet of ‘horribleness’ is a secondary development. It comes via Old French vil from Latin vīlis, a word of uncertain origin. The same …
57kau- — kau English meaning: to put down, discourage Deutsche Übersetzung: “erniedrigen, demũtigen” Material: Gk. καυνός κακός (σκληρός, in latter meaning to καίω, Schulze KZ. 29 270 Anm. 1) Hes. and καυρός (or καῦρος) κακός, also… …
58keuǝd-, kū̆ d- — keuǝd , kū̆ d English meaning: to cry Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schreien; anschreien, schelten, höhnen, spotten” Material: O.Ind. kutsáyati ‘schmäht, tadelt”, kutsü ‘schmähung, reprimand”, Pers. nikūhīdan “rebuke, vilify, scold”; Gk …
59vile — [13] The ancestral meaning of vile is ‘of low status, quality, or price, cheap, common’; its use as a general epithet of ‘horribleness’ is a secondary development. It comes via Old French vil from Latin vīlis, a word of uncertain origin. The same …
60vilification — noun 1. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse they yelled insults at the visiting team • Syn: ↑abuse, ↑insult, ↑revilement, ↑contumely • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
