vilified

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Sturgeon said she was still waiting for Murrell to offer an explanation for his crimes - crimes that she said have led to her being unfairly vilified, humiliated and placed under suspicion.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Her boyfriend was cleared but her landlord, Christopher Jefferies, was arrested, held far longer than was customary for someone never actually charged with a crime, and vilified in the press.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

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

At a time when these communities are vilified by those who wish to harm them, Mehiel insists on the importance of such normalized visibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

She had seen her mentor Howard Fuller vilified.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson