revile

revile
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, asperse, bark at, barrack, bawl out, berate, besmirch, bespatter, betongue, blacken, blackguard, call names, calumniate, chaff, chew out, cuss out, cut at, damn, defame, defile, denigrate, dig at, dump on, engage in personalities, epithet, epithetize, execrate, fleer, flout, fulminate against, gibe, heap dirt upon, jab, jab at, jape, jaw, jeer, libel, load with reproaches, malign, mock, muckrake, pooh, pooh-pooh, put down, rag, rail, rail at, rally, rank out, rate, rave against, scoff, scout, slam, slander, slap at, smear, smirch, sneer, sneer at, soil, stigmatize, sully, swear at, swipe, tarnish, taunt, throw mud at, thunder against, tongue-lash, traduce, twit, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, yell at, yelp at

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  • Revile — Re*vile , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Reviled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reviling}.] [Pref. re + OF. aviler to make vile, depreciate, F. avilir; [ a] (L. ad.) + vil vile. See {Vile}.] To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Revile — Re*vile , n. Reproach; reviling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • revile — index attack, blame, condemn (blame), contemn, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce ( …   Law dictionary

  • revile — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. reviler consider vile, despise, from re , intensive prefix, + vil (see VILE (Cf. vile)). Related: Reviled; reviling …   Etymology dictionary

  • revile — vituperate, rail, berate, rate, upbraid, *scold, tongue lash, jaw, bawl, chew out, wig Analogous words: vilify, calumniate, *malign, traduce, defame, asperse, slander, libel: *execrate, objurgate, curse Antonyms: laud Contrasted words: *praise,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • revile — [v] scold abuse, admonish, berate, blame, castigate, censure, chide, criticize, denigrate, denounce, disparage, give a talking to*, lambaste, lay down the law*, lecture, rake over the coals*, ream, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, reprove, scorn,… …   New thesaurus

  • revile — ► VERB (usu. be reviled) ▪ criticize in an abusive or scornful way. ORIGIN Old French reviler, from vil vile …   English terms dictionary

  • revile — [ri vīl′] vt. reviled, reviling [ME revilen < OFr reviler, to regard or treat as vile < re ,RE + viler, to humiliate < vil,VILE] to use abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names vi. to use abusive language… …   English World dictionary

  • revile — UK [rɪˈvaɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms revile : present tense I/you/we/they revile he/she/it reviles present participle reviling past tense reviled past participle reviled formal to hate and criticize someone or something very much… …   English dictionary

  • revile — [[t]rɪva͟ɪl[/t]] reviles, reviling, reviled VERB If someone or something is reviled, people hate them intensely or show their hatred of them. [FORMAL] [be V ed] He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents... [V n] What right had… …   English dictionary

  • revile — [c]/rəˈvaɪl / (say ruh vuyl) verb (reviled, reviling) –verb (t) 1. to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address, or speak of, abusively. –verb (i) 2. to speak abusively. {Middle English revile(n), from Old French reviler treat or… …  

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