vilification

noun
UK: /vɪˌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
US: /vɪˌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

  1. The act of saying or writing unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them.

    1. His vilification hurt me.
    2. The political vilification of immigrants became a common tactic during the election.

Synonyms

defamation slander libel

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The phonetic transcription of "vilification" is /vɪˌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ in British English and /vɪˌlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "vilification": defamation, slander, libel.

Example usage of "vilification": "His vilification hurt me.". More examples on the page.