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vilipend (verb), vilipends; vilipended; vilipending
1. To treat another person with contempt as if he or she does not deserve any respect: Max feels that people vilipend him simply because he is a homeless person.
2. To disparage or to express negative opinions or comments about someone or something: When Jake was playing tennis, his opponent, Jack, was vilipending him as if he could never hit the ball back across the net.
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2. To disparage or to express negative opinions or comments about someone or something: When Jake was playing tennis, his opponent, Jack, was vilipending him as if he could never hit the ball back across the net.
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pend-, -pens, -pense, -pending, -pended
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vili-, vil-
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“vilipending”
To regard something or someone as being worthless or of little value; to speak or to write about others in an abusive or disrespectful way. (1)
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