vilipendiar — meaning in English

English meaning

• vilify verb To make slanderous remarks about someone or something; to criticise harshly.
• vilipend verb To regard someone or something as unimportant or worthless.

Senses

vilipendiar is used for these senses in English:

• vilify (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
• vilipend (transitive, dated, formal) To express a disparaging opinion of; to slander or vilify.

vilify — full definition

1. verb To make slanderous remarks about someone or something; to criticise harshly.
2. verb To make someone seem less important by speaking badly of them.

vilipend — full definition

1. verb To regard someone or something as unimportant or worthless.
2. verb To speak about someone in a way that damages their reputation.

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