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verb: vilify; 3rd person present: vilifies; past tense: vilified; past participle: vilified; gerund or present participle: vilifying

  1. speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.”he has been vilified in the press”

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DictionaryDefinitions from Oxford Languages · Learn morebombardverbpast tense: bombarded; past participle: bombarded/bɒmˈbɑːd/attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles.”the city was bombarded by federal forces”Similar:shelltorpedopoundblitzstrafepepperfire at/onbombassailattackassaultraidbatterblastpeltcannonadefusilladesubject (someone) to a continuous flow of questions, criticisms, or information.”they will be bombarded with complaints”Similar:inundateswampflooddelugesnow underbesiegebesetbelabourbotherpesterplagueharassbadgerhoundhasslePhysicsdirect a stream of high-speed particles at (a substance).

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