revile

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revile

/ɹəˈvaɪl/

Rhymes with -aɪl

Where it comes from

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

verb reviles · reviling · reviled

ambitransitive To attack (someone) with abusive language. who, when he was reviled, reviled not again
Similar: abuse, call names, vituperate, flame, name-call, revile, vitriol

noun

obsolete, uncountable reproach; reviling The gracious Judge, without revile, replied.

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verb to attack with abusive language

Español	insultar, putear, injuriar, denigrar, vilipendiar, reprochar
中文	斥責 /斥责 chìzé, 辱罵 /辱骂 rǔmà, 謾罵 /谩骂 mànmà
Português	insultar
Français	insulter
Deutsch	schmähen, beschimpfen, verunglimpfen, stänkern gegen
Italiano	insultare, vituperare
Română	ocărî, huli
Русский	поноси́ть ponosítʹ

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@misc{revile_2026,
  title = {revile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/revile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}