vilification

nounC2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechleans written

Vilification is a campaign of abuse against somebody's name. A campaign of vilification.

It is sustained rather than a single insult, which is what the word adds. Vilification works because a correction never reaches everybody the accusation did.

Definitions of vilification

1nounvilificationA campaign of abuse against somebody's name.C2
“The vilification went on for two years and was never withdrawn.”

vilification is an attack.

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vilification in the wild

Blonde women tend to be falsely stereotyped as unintelligent; redheads face vilification; and people with gray or no hair face professional discrimination.
Human hair color
In June 2011, he was involved in a racial vilification incident during a match against Gold Coast.
Justin Sherman
Racial Vilification Act 1996 is the short title of the Act to prohibit certain conduct involving vilification of people on the ground of race.
Racial Vilification Act 1996
Hate speech laws in Australia give redress to someone who is the victim of discrimination, vilification or injury on grounds that differ from one jurisdiction to another.
Hate speech laws in Australia
Section 18C of the Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act 1975 makes racial vilification a civil offence, although attempts to make racial vilification a criminal offence have failed.
Hate speech laws in Australia

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