revile
verb
re·vile ri-ˈvī(-ə)l 
reviled; reviling
transitive verb
: to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
intransitive verb
: to use abusive language : rail
revilement
ri-ˈvī(-ə)l-mənt
noun reviler noun
Example Sentences
Many people reviled him for his callous behavior.
Recent Examples on the Web Joseph Smith is a deeply divisive figure, and the same basic camps that existed in his own day to either revile or revere the man are alive and well in our own. 
The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 Like European neo-fascists elsewhere, the Brothers revile immigration and grandstand over a cloistered, narrow vision of national identity. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 These parties openly revile minority Shiite Muslims as heretics and on occasion bring thousands on to the street to defend their hardline interpretation of Islam. Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2021 Critics continue to revile the criminal justice system as incapable of fairly representing people of color and the underserved — and Black women in general. Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2020 People kind of revile him, but everybody knows him. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 3 Sep. 2020 Twenty years later, she was reviled for the same decision and called an enabler. Elizabeth Toohey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2020 The statue to Marshal Ivan Konev, who led Red Army forces during World War II that drove Nazi troops from Czechoslovakia, was reviled by some in Prague as a symbol of the decades of Communist rule that followed. Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2020 Gamal Mubarak, in particular, was reviled more widely than his father during the last years of Mr. Mubarak’s reign. New York Times, 22 Feb. 2020 See More
The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 Like European neo-fascists elsewhere, the Brothers revile immigration and grandstand over a cloistered, narrow vision of national identity. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 These parties openly revile minority Shiite Muslims as heretics and on occasion bring thousands on to the street to defend their hardline interpretation of Islam. Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2021 Critics continue to revile the criminal justice system as incapable of fairly representing people of color and the underserved — and Black women in general. Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2020 People kind of revile him, but everybody knows him. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 3 Sep. 2020 Twenty years later, she was reviled for the same decision and called an enabler. Elizabeth Toohey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2020 The statue to Marshal Ivan Konev, who led Red Army forces during World War II that drove Nazi troops from Czechoslovakia, was reviled by some in Prague as a symbol of the decades of Communist rule that followed. Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2020 Gamal Mubarak, in particular, was reviled more widely than his father during the last years of Mr. Mubarak’s reign. New York Times, 22 Feb. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French reviler to despise, from re- + vil vile
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Phrases Containing revile
Kids Definition
revile
verb
re·vile ri-ˈvīl
reviled; reviling
: to speak to or about in an insulting way
revilements
noun
as in disparagements
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- disparagements
- excoriations
- belittlements
- depreciations
- criticisms
- execrations
- lectures
- condemnations
- deprecations
- sermons
- abuses
- denunciations
- vituperations
- castigations
- censures
- admonitions
- rebukes
- admonishments
- reprimands
- reproofs
- attacks
- philippics
- invectives
- assaults
- lashings
- tirades
- tongue-lashings
- jeremiads
- rants
- harangues
- diatribes
- broadsides
- reproaches
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- praises
- honors
- eulogies
- tributes
- acclaim
- sanctions
- citations
- accolades
- blessings
- acclamations
- approvals
- indorsements
- rhapsodies
- endorsements
- encomiums
- panegyrics
- commendations
- plaudits
- encomia
- homages
- raves
- ovations