Revile Definition

rĭ-vīl
reviled, reviles, reviling
verb
reviled, reviles, reviling
To use abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names.
Webster's New World
To use abusive language.
Webster's New World
To revile is to criticize in an abusive or hostile way, or to spread negative information about.
When you verbally attack someone and call him names and say mean things, this is an example of a time when you revile.
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noun

(obsolete) Reproach; reviling.

The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. "” Milton.
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Origin of Revile

  • From Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprize, disesteem"), from a- (“to") + vil (“vile, cheap"); see vile.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English revilen from Old French reviler re- re- vil vile vile

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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