verb
- criticized angrily or abusively; subjected to harsh verbal attack
Usage: past tense and past participle of ‘revile’
Examples
- The corrupt politician was reviled by the public after the scandal broke.
- Critics reviled the movie for its poor acting and weak plot.
- She felt reviled by her former friends after the misunderstanding.
- The dictator was reviled throughout history for his cruel actions.
- The company’s CEO was reviled for laying off thousands of workers.
- He was reviled in the press for his controversial statements.