Noun: vilification ,vi-lu-fu'key-shun
- Slanderous defamation
"The company suffered from the vilification spread by its competitors";
- smear, malignment
- A rude expression intended to offend or hurt
"when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no vilification";
- abuse, insult, revilement, contumely [archaic]
Derived forms: vilifications
Type of: calumniation, calumny, defamation, discourtesy, disrespect, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement
Encyclopedia: Vilification