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revile
Revile (verb) means to criticise someone harshly with insulting words.
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To criticise someone harshly with insulting words.
"He turned and quivered like a child, this worthless man that I reviled. And at his anguish, I just smiled a grin of mastery."
— Felix Hagan, Vengeance On My Mind (2011)
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Etymology
Came from Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprize, disesteem”), itself from a- (“to”) + vil (“vile, cheap”); see vile.
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What is the meaning of revile?
"revile" (verb) means to criticise someone harshly with insulting words.
What is another word for revile?
Other words for "revile" include rail, vilify, vituperate.
What is the opposite of revile?
Opposites of "revile" include compliment, extol, laud, eulogize, glorify.
