Revile
verb
To criticize or insult someone strongly and publicly.
The politician was reviled by the public for his controversial statements.
Often appears as...
- revile someone for
- revile as
verb
To express strong disapproval or disgust for something.
He reviles the idea of violence and will do anything to avoid conflict.
Often appears as...
- revile the idea of
- openly revile
verb
To criticize or insult someone strongly and publicly.
The politician was reviled by the public for his controversial statements.
Often appears as...
- revile someone for
- revile as
verb
To express strong disapproval or disgust for something.
He reviles the idea of violence and will do anything to avoid conflict.
Often appears as...
- revile the idea of
- openly revile
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative connotation
The word 'revile' carries a strong negative feeling toward someone for their actions or words.
Activists reviled the company for polluting the river.
Pro Tip 2/3Public criticism
'Revile' commonly refers to criticism done openly, possibly in the media or at public events.
Celebrities are often reviled on social platforms for their mistakes.
Pro Tip 3/3Intense insult
To 'revile' means not just to insult, but to do so with strong emotion or intensity.
The actor was reviled with such vehemence, it made headlines.
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Capitalism isn't an...
a marketplace for lemons, a marketplace for trucks that transport lemons, a marketplace that fuels those trucks, marketplaces that sell wood to build lemonade stands. However, capitalism of course, as we know, is this either celebrated term or condemned term. It's either revered or it's reviled.
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and it breathed new life into some old myths that were circulating on the internet and then it took on a life of its own yeah i think i've heard that story before but brian also points out that people shouldn't revile volcanoes and this is something that maya spoke passionately about as well
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What is McCarthyism? And...
within the State Department. Egged on by other politicians, he continued to make outrageous accusations while distorting or fabricating evidence. Many citizens reviled McCarthy while others praised him.
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Advice from the world’s...
here I am busting taboos in this freaky ass marginal much reviled profession and oh I am the only person ever to have put Margaret Thatcher in a dominatrix outfit
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Capitalism isn't an...
a marketplace for lemons, a marketplace for trucks that transport lemons, a marketplace that fuels those trucks, marketplaces that sell wood to build lemonade stands. However, capitalism of course, as we know, is this either celebrated term or condemned term. It's either revered or it's reviled.
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Harnessing the Power of...
and it breathed new life into some old myths that were circulating on the internet and then it took on a life of its own yeah i think i've heard that story before but brian also points out that people shouldn't revile volcanoes and this is something that maya spoke passionately about as well
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What is McCarthyism? And...
within the State Department. Egged on by other politicians, he continued to make outrageous accusations while distorting or fabricating evidence. Many citizens reviled McCarthy while others praised him.
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Advice from the world’s...
here I am busting taboos in this freaky ass marginal much reviled profession and oh I am the only person ever to have put Margaret Thatcher in a dominatrix outfit
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Alaska
Spanish Musician
I've never been on that side - being reviled by hundreds of thousands of people online. I guess that experience was really terrible, but it's just added another stitch to the tapestry of my character, so I've seen life from both sides now. I've been beloved and reviled.
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Saint Patrick
Scottish Saint
Let who will scoff and revile - I will not remain silent; neither will I conceal the signs and wonders which have been shown to me by the Lord, who knew all things even before the time of this world, many years before, just as they happened.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip about incessantly - disappeared from most American cities decades ago.
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Erich von Stroheim
Austrian Actor
And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.
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Lee Kuan Yew
Statesman
It's irrelevant to me what young Singaporeans think of me. I've lived long enough to know that you may be idealised in life and reviled after you're dead.
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James B. Stewart
American Journalist
The A.M.T. is much reviled by tax experts across the political spectrum for its unintended consequences and fiendish complexity.
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Joy Reid
American Journalist
Trump is reviled around the world, as is the U.S. under his leadership.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Nobody's told me anything to date that I've been completely reviled by.
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Mary Douglas
British Scientist
Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.
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Andrew Cuomo
American Politician
Very few people go into politics to be reviled.
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Alaska
Spanish Musician
I've never been on that side - being reviled by hundreds of thousands of people online. I guess that experience was really terrible, but it's just added another stitch to the tapestry of my character, so I've seen life from both sides now. I've been beloved and reviled.
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Saint Patrick
Scottish Saint
Let who will scoff and revile - I will not remain silent; neither will I conceal the signs and wonders which have been shown to me by the Lord, who knew all things even before the time of this world, many years before, just as they happened.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip about incessantly - disappeared from most American cities decades ago.
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Erich von Stroheim
Austrian Actor
And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.
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Lee Kuan Yew
Statesman
It's irrelevant to me what young Singaporeans think of me. I've lived long enough to know that you may be idealised in life and reviled after you're dead.
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James B. Stewart
American Journalist
The A.M.T. is much reviled by tax experts across the political spectrum for its unintended consequences and fiendish complexity.
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Joy Reid
American Journalist
Trump is reviled around the world, as is the U.S. under his leadership.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Nobody's told me anything to date that I've been completely reviled by.
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Mary Douglas
British Scientist
Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.
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Andrew Cuomo
American Politician
Very few people go into politics to be reviled.
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