reviled

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Take Halle Berry, one of the more famous examples of the post-Oscar slump, winning best actress in 2001 for “Monster’s Ball” before starring in the critically reviled bomb that was 2004’s standalone “Catwoman” film.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

But the MEK was long considered a terrorist group by Washington and enjoys little support inside Iran, where it is reviled for allying with Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the devastating 1980-88 war.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

In Latin America, few are more reviled than the vendido — the sellout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

As founder of the PKK, Ocalan continues to be reviled by many Turks, even after 26 years in solitary confinement.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

But whatever Hippasus’s true fate was, there is little doubt that he was reviled by his brothers.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife