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- [ri-vahyl]
- /rɪˈvaɪl/
- /rɪˈvaɪlmənt /
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- [ri-vahyl]
- /rɪˈvaɪl/
Definitions of revilement word
- verb with object revilement to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively. 1
- verb without object revilement to speak abusively. 1
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Origin of revilement
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English revilen < Middle French reviler. See re-, vile
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Parts of speech for Revilement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
revilement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
revilement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for revilement
noun revilement
- billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
- cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
- counterargument — A counterargument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
- demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
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