reviled

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Reviled by critics at the time, the band later gained critical respect for its catchy, upbeat music.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2019

Reviled by many back home in Boston, he was embraced by those in the Vatican who took him in after he could no longer cling to power in his archdiocese.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2017

Reviled and beloved, florid and acerbic, loud, incorrigible and blunt.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2016

Reviled though it was, All-Star, too, was a big success for DC, so it’s no surprise that they would be returning to the well again.

From Forbes • Apr. 24, 2015

Yet all was false, for there Messiah's name, Reviled and scorn'd, was only known by fame.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de