vilification
noun
vil·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌvi-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
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Examples of vilification in a Sentence
warned that the constant vilification of candidates for public office was undermining the people's faith in the political system
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There is a logic to Donald Trump’s dangerous pattern of false vilification which was forecasted in Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer, which revealed the effectiveness of division to fuel mass movements over history.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Next, the pop star, 25, opened up about how incorporating her sexuality into her work has resulted in some of the vilification that Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have experienced over the years.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
What does not help, in any way, is the vilification of people who do not have children.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Unwarranted vilification of the armed forces threatens the United States’ military capabilities.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Next, the pop star, 25, opened up about how incorporating her sexuality into her work has resulted in some of the vilification that Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have experienced over the years.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
What does not help, in any way, is the vilification of people who do not have children.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Unwarranted vilification of the armed forces threatens the United States’ military capabilities.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
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“Vilification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vilification. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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