vilipender — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
vilipender is used for these senses in English:
- malign (transitive) To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.
- vilify (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
- vilify (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.
- vilipend (transitive, dated, formal) To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
malign — full definition
- verb To say untrue or unfair things about someone in order to damage their reputation.
- adj Evil or harmful in nature or intent.
vilify — full definition
- verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
- verb To belittle through speech; to put down.