Revile – To criticise (someone) strongly in an abusive or angrily insulting manner

To remember the definition of the word revile, use the following mnemonic:

That's a really vile (revile) comment. How dare you criticise me in such an abusive way.

Examples of revile in a sentence

The media continued to revile the man even after he was found innocent in court.

The bully managed to revile everybody in the school.

It is easy to revile someone who never listens to instructions and then makes a mistake.