revile
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
to speak abusively.
Origin of revile
1Other words for revile
Other words from revile
- re·vile·ment, noun
- re·vil·er, noun
- re·vil·ing·ly, adverb
- un·re·vil·ing, adjective
Words Nearby revile
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How to use revile in a sentence
The Paralympics are supposed to celebrate people with disabilities, not revile them.
A Notoriously Hateful Japanese Composer’s Music Just Opened the Tokyo Olympics | Jake Adelstein, Chihiro Kai | July 23, 2021 | The Daily BeastIn the span of a few years, Crocs have gone from reviled to subversively cool to mainstream.
Specifically, how some ethnic groups that enjoy broad acceptance today were once reviled, such as, for example, the Irish.
Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class | Gabriela Laveaga | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostWhile Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has long been reviled by Beijing as a dangerous “splittist,” his image was still displayed discreetly.
How Beijing Is Redefining What It Means to Be Chinese, from Xinjiang to Inner Mongolia | CHARLIE CAMPBELL/SHANGHAI | July 12, 2021 | TimeThe company is widely reviled by all except those who cash its checks.
San Diego Has More Leverage in Franchise Fee Deal Than It’s Letting on | Craig D. Rose | January 6, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
But his economy is in peril and the people who support him today may well revile him tomorrow.
Putin’s Patriotism is Phony, His Desperation is Real | Andrew Nagorski | April 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd one day, perhaps, the conservatives who today revile John Roberts will give him his due.
Obamacare Ruling: Peter Beinart on the Favor Justice Roberts Did the Right | Peter Beinart | June 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile Democrats tend to revile their losing candidates, Republicans revere theirs.
He would set impositions of unprecedented length, and revile himself for ruining the victim's handwriting.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieThey praise that which they know, they revile that which they know not.
The public were p. 158appealed to on the subject; pamphlets were written and newspapers were hired to revile the railway.
Lives of the Engineers | Samuel SmilesWe had a bugle player who played revile when the German Camp Commander and his group came in every morning.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonAs soon as they arrived Inside the wire he would start playing a swinging revile.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy Benson
British Dictionary definitions for revile
/ (rɪˈvaɪl) /
to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)
Origin of revile
1Derived forms of revile
- revilement, noun
- reviler, noun
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