vilification
noun
vil·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌvi-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
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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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Since the advent of meme-stock trading and the vilification of short-sellers that win only if popular companies lose, large investors are wary of making such trades.
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Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Faith in voting systems has become polarized along partisan lines, thanks in no small part to Trump’s vilification of the system and his refusal to accept that Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
This broad vilification of hunters was already underway when CPW commissioners met for their first meeting of the year in Denver last week.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of power, Mr. Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Nancy Benac, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
Other high-profile Black women who have faced such vilification include former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, the GOAT Serena Williams, and Duchess Megan Markle.
—Kushie Amin, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2023
The vilification of Isiah Thomas began in his prime playing years.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
The vilification of youth climate activists has continued since then—particularly of Thunberg, who U.S. Atlas members have accused of everything from simply not understanding how the economy works to being part of a media conspiracy.
—Amy Westervelt, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023
Nancy Pelosi has for years been the target of right-wing demonization — vilification that culminated around 2 a.m. on Oct. 28, when prosecutors say DePape broke into Pelosi’s home.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Faith in voting systems has become polarized along partisan lines, thanks in no small part to Trump’s vilification of the system and his refusal to accept that Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
This broad vilification of hunters was already underway when CPW commissioners met for their first meeting of the year in Denver last week.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of power, Mr. Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Nancy Benac, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
Other high-profile Black women who have faced such vilification include former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, the GOAT Serena Williams, and Duchess Megan Markle.
—Kushie Amin, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2023
The vilification of Isiah Thomas began in his prime playing years.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
The vilification of youth climate activists has continued since then—particularly of Thunberg, who U.S. Atlas members have accused of everything from simply not understanding how the economy works to being part of a media conspiracy.
—Amy Westervelt, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023
Nancy Pelosi has for years been the target of right-wing demonization — vilification that culminated around 2 a.m. on Oct. 28, when prosecutors say DePape broke into Pelosi’s home.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
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“Vilification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vilification. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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