"vilification" in the noun sense
1. smear, vilification, malignment
slanderous defamation
2. abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
"when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"
"they yelled insults at the visiting team"
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