revile

UK: /rɪˈvaɪl/ US: /rɪˈvaɪl/ ,(ri vīl′)

Inflections of 'revile' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

reviles

v 3rd person singular

reviling

v pres p

reviled

v past

reviled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•vile /rɪˈvaɪl/   v. [~ + object] , -viled, -vil•ing. 

1. to address (someone) or speak of (someone) with contempt or insulting language:
   She reviled him and accused him of betraying her.

re•vile•ment, n. [uncountable]
re•vil•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•vile  (ri vīl′), v., -viled, -vil•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language;
   address or speak of abusively.

v.i. 

2. to speak abusively.

• Middle French reviler. See re-, vile
• Middle English revilen 1275–1325

re•vile′ment, n. 
re•vil′er, n. 
re•vil′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. abuse, vilify, vituperate, berate, disparage.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

revile / rɪˈvaɪl/ verb

1. to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French reviler, from re- + vil vile

reˈvilement noun

reˈviler noun