Meaning & use
revile
To criticize or insult someone in an abusive, contemptuous, or scornful way.
See it in a sentence
The dictator was reviled by historians for the suffering his policies caused.
Fans reviled the referee's decision, booing loudly from every corner of the stadium.
A note on using this word
Revile is stronger than 'criticize' and is almost always used in the passive, as in 'be reviled for something'.
Words with a similar meaning
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