Vocabulary
Vilify
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
Urdu meaning
رسوا کرنا، کردار کشی، تہمت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- That is why it is important to address the narrative being pushed principally by X owner Elon Musk seeking to vilify British-Pakistanis over the UK`s past child grooming scandal.
- Throughout the PML-N`s tenure in government, PTI`s adeptness at social media engineering was often used to vilify and mock their political adversaries.
Synonyms
disparage, denigrate, defame, run down, revile, berate, belittle, abuse, insult
Antonyms
commend, lionize
Curator example
“he has been vilified in the press”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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