vilify

Day 58Level 2

VIL-uh-fy

to defame

to defame; characterize harshly

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

disparage, calumniate, asperse, slander

Antonyms:

compliment, comment, praise, laud

Example Sentence:

While some have vilified them, many more have praised them.

Related Words

facile

am-bi-DEK-struhs

able to use both hands equally well; facile; deceitful

fit for cultivation

AR-uh-buhl

land fit for cultivation

handmade object

AHR-tuh-fakt

any object made by human craft

deviation

dih-GRESH-uhn

act of deviating from the main point

mournful

DOHL-fuhl

sad, mournful, sorrowful

hatred

EN-mi-tee

hatred