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vilification

[vil-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌvɪl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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There followed a statement by U.S. bishops condemning what they called the vilification and arbitrary treatment of migrants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Then, after a 20-year detour into essays - that split public opinion and earned her both reverence and vilification - and a second novel, Roy has returned with her first memoir.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

But Coomer’s lawyers insisted the Stupid Defense couldn’t excuse the vilification of Coomer or the impact on his reputation.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Such vilification is proved off the mark by the fact that poverty-stricken Mississippi has relatively few homeless people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

The historical record makes it perfectly clear, to be sure, that Jefferson was orchestrating the campaign of vilification, which had its chief base of operations in Virginia and its headquarters at Monticello.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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