vilification
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She has them read books such as The Crucible and the Lord of the Flies to teach about the dangers of mass hysteria and group vilification.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2025
There followed a statement by U.S. bishops condemning what they called the vilification and arbitrary treatment of migrants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
“We are concerned by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants. We are concerned about the conditions in detention centers and the lack of access to pastoral care.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Her co-star Brandon Sklenar this week also spoke out about what he saw as the vilification of Lively.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
Despite the taint of ain’t from its origin in regional and lower-class English, and more than a century of vilification by schoolteachers, today the word is going strong.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing vilification
Margaret Chase Smith's "Declaration of Conscience" (1950)
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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