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reviling Definition


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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.
    intr
    2. To speak scornfully or use abusive language; to rail (see rail 2).
Derivative: revilement
    The act of reviling.
    A reviling speech.
Derivative: reviler
noun
    S.
Etymology: 14c: from French reviler, from Latin vilis worthless.



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