vilifying

Definitions

The act of speaking or writing about someone in an abusively disparaging manner.

The process of making someone or something appear base, evil, or unworthy of respect.

Examples

The politician spent the entire campaign vilifying his opponent instead of discussing his own policy proposals.

She felt that the media was unfairly vilifying her character based on incomplete and misleading information.

Synonyms

denigrating defaming slandering maligning disparaging reviling calumniating

Antonyms

praising lauding extolling commending exalting acclaiming venerating