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Lampoon vs Vilify - What's the difference?

lampoon | vilify |

As verbs the difference between lampoon and vilify

is that lampoon is to satirize or poke fun at while vilify is to say defamatory things about someone or something.

As a noun lampoon

is a written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

lampoon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

    • Derived terms

    * lampoonery

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To satirize or poke fun at.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * lampooner

    External links

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    vilify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To say defamatory things about someone or something.
  • To belittle through speech; to put down.

    • Synonyms

    * (say defamatory things about) assail, criticize, decry, denounce, libel, slander * berate * See also

    Related terms

    * vilification * vilifier