Meaning of VILIFICATION
| Pronunciation: | | v`ilufuk'eyshun
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- [n] a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
- [n] slanderous defamation
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| | Synonyms: | | abuse, contumely, insult, malignment, revilement, smear |
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| | See Also: | | billingsgate, calumny, cut, defamation, discourtesy, disrespect, hatchet job, invective, low blow, obloquy, scurrility, stinger, traducement, vitriol, vituperation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vil`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.
The act of vilifying or defaming; abuse. --South.
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