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111vilify — v. a. Defame, traduce, revile, slander, asperse, calumniate, scandalize, malign, abuse, blacken, blemish, slur, vituperate, backbite, lampoon, disparage, berate, run down, speak ill of, accuse falsely, decry …
112abuse — I. v. a. 1. Misuse, misemploy, misapply, pervert, prostitute, desecrate, dishonor, profane, pollute, make an ill use of, deceive, impose on, betray, cajole, seduce by cajolery. 2. Maltreat, harm, injure, hurt, ill treat, ill use. 3. Revile,… …
113scold — I. v. a. Berate, rate, censure, reprimand, blame, chide, find fault with, brawl, rebuke rudely. II. v. n. Rate, reprimand, vituperate, brawl, rail, chide with rudeness. III. n. 1. Vixen, shrew, termagant, virago. 2. Scolding, brawl …
114inveigh — verb he was one of the few Wall Streeters willing to inveigh against corporate greed Syn: fulminate against, declaim against, protest (against), rail against/at, rage at, remonstrate against; denounce, censure, condemn, decry, criticize;… …
115acclaim — vb extol, laud, *praise, eulogize Analogous words: *applaud, cheer, root: *exalt, magnify: glorify, honor (see corresponding nouns at FAME) Antonyms: vituperate Contrasted words: revile, berate, rate (see SCOLD): * …
116asperse — vb vilify, *malign, traduce, calumniate, slander, defame, libel Analogous words: disparage, depreciate, derogate, detract, *decry: revile, vituperate (see SCOLD): defile (see CONTAMINATE) Contrasted words: *praise, extol, laud, acclaim, eulogize …
117bawl — vb 1 *roar, bellow, bluster, vociferate, clamor, howl, ululate Analogous words: yell, *shout, scream, shriek: bay, *bark, growl, yelp: *cry, wail 2 rate, berate, tongue lash, upbraid, * …
118berate — rate, tongue lash, upbraid, jaw, bawl, chew out, *scold, wig, rail, revile, vituperate Analogous words: censure, denounce, condemn, reprehend, reprobate, *criticize: rebuke, reprimand, reproach, *reprove, chide …
119calumniate — defame, slander, asperse, traduce, *malign, vilify, libel Analogous words: revile, vituperate (see SCOLD): *decry, derogate, detract, belittle, disparage Antonyms: eulogize: vindicate Contrasted words: extol, laud, *praise, acclaim: defend,… …
120chew out — *scold, upbraid, rate, berate, tongue lash, jaw, bawl, wig, rail, revile, vituperate …
