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vilipendiar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • impugn verb To assault, attack.
  • rant verb To speak or complain loudly and at length, often in anger.
  • vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
  • vilipend verb To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.

Senses

vilipendiar is used for these senses in English:

  • impugn (transitive, obsolete) To assault, attack.
  • impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
  • rant To criticize by ranting.
  • 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.

impugn — full definition

  1. verb To assault, attack.
  2. verb To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.

rant — full definition

  1. verb To speak or complain loudly and at length, often in anger.
  2. noun A long, angry, or emotional outburst of speech or writing.

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