See vilify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"put down"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down."
],
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{
"word": "berate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "animadvert"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "charge"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "get at"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "skewer"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "admonish"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "bash"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "bawl out"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "blast"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "derogate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "berate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "berisp"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "castigate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "censure"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "chastise"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "chew out"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "chide"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "condemn"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "criticize"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "denounce"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "denunciate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "drag"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "dress down"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "eat someone alive"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "excoriate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "find fault"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "fulminate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "get down"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"tags": [
"Australia",
"Britain"
],
"word": "get up"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "give somebody a piece of one's mind"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "give somebody what-for"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "inveigh"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "lace into"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "lambaste"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "lay into"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "lecture"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "light into"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "objurgate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "pooh-pooh"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "put someone on blast"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "rate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "read somebody the riot act"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "rebuke"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "reprehend"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "reprimand"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "reproach"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "reprove"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "rip into"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"tags": [
"Australia",
"Britain"
],
"word": "rubbish"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "savage"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "scold"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "slam"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "slate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "tear into"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "tell off"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "threap"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"tags": [
"Britain"
],
"word": "tick off"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"tags": [
"Britain"
],
"word": "tosh"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "keelhaul"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "upbraid"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "vilify"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:criticize",
"word": "vituperate"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
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},
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"translations": [
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "pisləmək"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "yamanlamaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"lang_code": "az",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "qaralamaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "klevetja",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "клеветя"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "očernjam",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "очерням"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "dǐhuǐ",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "詆毀 /诋毁"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "chǒuhuà",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "醜化 /丑化"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pomluvit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pomlouvat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "hanět"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pohanět"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "očernit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "očerňovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "verguizen"
},
{
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"lang_code": "egy",
"roman": "dsj",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "d-s-i-A2"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "puhua pahaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "herjata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "diffamer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "vilipender"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "deostar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "denigrar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "gašaveba",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "გაშავება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "galanʒɣva",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "გალანძღვა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "ʒageba",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "ძაგება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "diffamieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "verleumden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "verunglimpfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "verteufeln"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "kakēgoréō",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "κακηγορέω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "rágalmaz"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "denigrare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "vilipendere"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kenasu",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "貶す"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "soshiru",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "謗る"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "whakahariharitae"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "whakataraweti"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "oczerniać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "vilificar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "vilipendiar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "difamar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "denigra"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "očernjátʹ",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "очерня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "ponosítʹ",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "поноси́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "càin"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "vilipendiar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "say defamatory things about; to speak ill of",
"word": "yermek"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "urazit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ponížit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "hanět"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "špinit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pošpinit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ponižovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "urážet"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pohanět"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "očernit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "kleineren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "panetella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "parjata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "dénigrer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "vilipender"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "denigrar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "damcireba",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "დამცირება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "ʒageba",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "ძაგება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "herabwürdigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "heruntermachen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "schlechtmachen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "herunterputzen"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "otoshimeru",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "貶める"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "whakahariharitae"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "potępiać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "difamar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "diminuir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "unižátʹ",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "унижа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "opuskátʹ",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "опуска́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "càin"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "denounce, belittle through speech",
"word": "azarlamak"
}
],
"word": "vilify"
}
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