Reviled - English meaning

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.

Usage examples:

A new brand of soap powder

verb

Mark with a branding iron.

Usage examples:

The seller had branded the animal with his grandfather's name

noun

A name given to a product or service

noun

A criticism, suggestion, or remark that damages another person's reputation

Usage examples:

She shrugs off the aspersions as an inevitable part of public life., his opponents cast aspersions …

verb

Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

Usage examples:

The company was heavily censured by inspectors from the department of trade

noun

The formal expression of severe disapproval.

Usage examples:

Two mps were singled out for censure

noun

Strong criticism or disapproval

Usage examples:

His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.

verb

Express complete disapproval of; censure.

Usage examples:

Most leaders roundly condemned the attack

verb

To criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons

Usage examples:

The movie was condemned for glorifying violence., those who remember the past are not condemned to …

verb

Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.

Usage examples:

The opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately

verb

To express disapproval of someone or something

Usage examples:

Be criticized for the government is being widely criticized in the media for failing to limit air p…

verb

To give an opinion or judgment about a book, film, etc.

Usage examples:

We're a group of artists who meet to discuss ideas and criticize each other's work.

verb

Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel.

Usage examples:

He claimed that the article defamed his family

verb

To damage someone’s or something’s reputation by saying or writing bad things that are not true

Usage examples:

He was behind the propaganda campaign to defame his political opponent.

verb

To harm someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them

Usage examples:

It is possible to defame a company as companies are considered to have a legal 'personality'.

verb

Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Usage examples:

The assembly denounced the use of violence

verb

To criticize someone or something strongly and publicly

Usage examples:

The teachers denounced the contract offer as inadequate.

verb

To criticize something or someone strongly and publicly

Usage examples:

The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides., he angrily denounced the decisio…

verb

Strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass).

Usage examples:

The captured general was flayed alive

verb

Strip the skin off

verb

To remove the skin from a person's or animal's body

verb

Criticize (someone or something) harshly.

Usage examples:

They lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth

verb

To criticize someone or something severely

Usage examples:

His first novel was lambasted by the critics.

noun

A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of a libel on a liverpool inspector of taxes

verb

Defame (someone) by publishing a libel.

Usage examples:

The jury found that he was libelled by a newspaper

noun

A piece of writing that says bad, false, and harmful things about a person, or the legal claim you make when you accuse someone in court of writing such things about you

Usage examples:

[ c ] the whole story was a vicious libel., [ u ] angry at what the newspaper had printed, she sued…

adjective

(of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.

Usage examples:

Packs of savage dogs roamed the streets

noun

A brutal or vicious person.

Usage examples:

The mother of one of the victims has described his assailants as savages

verb

(especially of a dog or wild animal) attack ferociously and maul.

Usage examples:

Police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged

noun

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

Usage examples:

He is suing the tv company for slander

verb

Make false and damaging statements about (someone).

Usage examples:

They were accused of slandering the head of state

noun

A false, spoken statement about someone which damages that person's reputation, or the making of such a statement

Usage examples:

[ u ] political campaigns are full of shameless slander., her statement was not meant to slander an…

verb

Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

His face was smeared with dirt

noun

A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

There was an oil smear on his jacket

verb

Smudge or soil by smudging

verb

Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.

Usage examples:

The institution was stigmatized as a last resort for the destitute

verb

To make someone feel that he or she is not respected

Usage examples:

Gabrielle felt stigmatized in math class because she was not seen as one of “the smart kids.”

verb

Speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.

Usage examples:

It was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him

verb

To strongly criticize someone, especially in a way that harms their reputation