vilified

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Sturgeon said she was still waiting for Murrell to offer an explanation for his crimes - crimes that she said have led to her being unfairly vilified, humiliated and placed under suspicion.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

My whole life, they had been vilified by my mom’s side of the family.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Often, he is ridiculed, vilified and told he is no longer welcome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

But the woman that people came to know on-screen as the bow-wielding renegade Katniss Everdeen — and off-screen as a goofy straight-shooter — was vilified by the media, discredited for the crime of being herself.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

She had seen her mentor Howard Fuller vilified.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson