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revile

[ri-vahyl] / rɪˈvaɪl /


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Memories play a key role — people loved and lost, places missed and reviled.

From Los Angeles Times

Few people who visit Joshua Tree National Park today know that the species was once universally reviled.

From Los Angeles Times

Hoover-style service resumed, in other words, with a new target even more universally reviled than Red infiltrators.

From Salon

Under pressure from its overseas hosts and increasingly reviled at home, the militant group had little choice but to relent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cops continue to be near-universally reviled, with federal surveys showing that 9 out of 10 Mexicans don’t trust the police.

From Los Angeles Times