Object

• rebellion: Only those who hold such a ridiculously pedantic view could vilify the Irish rebellion by calling it a ' putsch ' .

• woman: Martina Navratilova ' They ripped me up ' May 29: For decades, Martina Navratilova was the most vilified woman in tennis.

• group: Now, as an asylum seeker, he is a member of one of the most marginalized and vilified groups in UK society.

• man: Eight months later, the gutter press got hold of the story, and vilified the man.

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• n't: You ca n't vilify the music companies for seeking to profit from their intellectual property that is just good business practice.

Subject

• medium: Both women spent time in Holloway prison awaiting trial, and were vilified by the media.

• commentator: Casual sex, drug-taking and violence are vilified by some commentators.

• public: Farmers are often misunderstood and sometimes vilified by the public.

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• so: Gregory Maguire wondered why she had been so vilified.

• not: Bullish posters are not vilified here providing they have evidence to back up their opinions.

• even: Many had a very limited command of Spanish - yet their own indigenous culture was being ignored, even vilified.

Preposition: by

• press: They were outcasts: ' new age ' travelers vilified by the press, looked on suspiciously by some of the locals.

• medium: Both women spent time in Holloway prison awaiting trial, and were vilified by the media.

• commentator: Casual sex, drug-taking and violence are vilified by some commentators.

• public: Farmers are often misunderstood and sometimes vilified by the public.

Preposition: in

• medium: In a statement, Heather's legal representatives said she had been vilified in the media and was now being stalked by photographers.