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revile
verb reviled, reviling
- 1. To abuse or criticize someone or something bitterly or scornfully.
- Thesaurus: slander, libel, defame, vituperate, malign, scorn, denigrate, vilify, reproach, traduce, calumniate; Antonym: praise.
2. To speak scornfully or use abusive language; to rail (see rail 2).
- The act of reviling.
- A reviling speech.
noun
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