vilified

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Although North Korea has relentlessly suppressed religion and vilified American missionaries, the origins of this hereditary cult are found in a surprising place: Protestant Christianity, and in particular, postbellum American Presbyterianism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

My whole life, they had been vilified by my mom’s side of the family.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

But the woman that people came to know on-screen as the bow-wielding renegade Katniss Everdeen — and off-screen as a goofy straight-shooter — was vilified by the media, discredited for the crime of being herself.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

In a Facebook post over the weekend, the minister said he has been "vilified by those who have sought to call into question my character and commitment to the people of Northern Ireland".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

“A money manager does not go from being a near nobody to being nearly universally applauded to being nearly universally vilified without some effect.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis