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Free sign upThe phrase "vilify" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe the act of speaking or writing about someone in a way that is intended to belittle or criticize them harshly. Example: "The politician was vilified in the media for his controversial statements."
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Suppose they live next door to someone whose kids are out of control: who play their music loud until 2am; who vilify anyone who asks them to stop; who are often into drugs or alcohol?
Lerner wouldn't answer questions before the Oversight Committee because, Taylor said, committee Republicans were only looking to vilify her in front of TV cameras.
It was absurd to vilify Barbosa.
Police have also been busy watching railway and bus stations, checking up on hotels and harassing foreign reporters who try to contact members of the sect.Writers for the state-run newspapers, meanwhile, have been searching for new ways to vilify the Falun Gong and its founder, Li Hongzhi, who now lives in New York.
At any rate, no other candidates have dared to put their names forward so far.Republicans are delighted at the prospect of another two years to vilify Mrs Pelosi.
The Libyans' Justice and Construction Party is now calling for Mr Zidan to resign.The Islamists now vilify members of more liberal parties as azlam, "remnants" of Qaddafi's regime, who in turn have begun to denounce anyone close to the Brotherhood and its Islamist allies as "extremists".
The experience with smoking shows that changing societal norms to vilify a formerly accepted practice for the sake of public health can work.
If you believe in a free market is it fair to vilify someone who is simply trying to make a living, albeit a good one, by making use of the system?
So why do human-rights campaigners vilify the company for its investment in Myanmar?In part, the complaints stem from events during the planning and construction of the pipeline in the mid-1990s.
However, most of those who thronged central London to vilify the president seemed to take it for granted that the Iraq war was wholly dishonest in its conception, and has been wholly calamitous in its consequences.
Taking care that anti-terrorist efforts do not vilify Muslims in Western countries is self-evidently sensible.Yet it is worth remembering that over the years democracies on both sides of the Atlantic have managed to absorb large numbers of migrants from diverse backgrounds.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com