vilification
noun
vil·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌvi-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
Examples of vilification in a Sentence
warned that the constant vilification of candidates for public office was undermining the people's faith in the political system
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That's despite calls from agency staff for Kennedy to tone down such rhetoric after a gunman—who was influenced by vaccine misinformation and the vilification of the public health agency—sprayed the CDC campus with over 500 rounds and killed a local police officer last month.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Frey also opposed the vilification of the transgender community after reports that the shooter was born Robert Westman.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
In an interview with Variety published this week, Smollett spoke of his public vilification.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Cue user fury, Main Street vilification and congressional grillings, including questions over the suicide of a young Robinhood options trader.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Frey also opposed the vilification of the transgender community after reports that the shooter was born Robert Westman.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
In an interview with Variety published this week, Smollett spoke of his public vilification.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Cue user fury, Main Street vilification and congressional grillings, including questions over the suicide of a young Robinhood options trader.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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“Vilification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vilification. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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