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Maligned vs Vilified - What's the difference?

maligned | vilified |

As verbs the difference between maligned and vilified

is that maligned is (malign) while vilified is (vilify).

As an adjective maligned

is assailed with contemptuous language.

maligned

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Assailed with contemptuous language

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (malign)

    • Synonyms

    reviled

    Anagrams

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    vilified

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (vilify)

    • 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