Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vilified

/vˈɪləfaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: vil-i-fied
IPA: /vˈɪləfaɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of vilify

Example Sentences

"On the 60th anniversary of its publication, it feels like a good time to open it up, dig through its pages, and understand why such a vilified document represented a critical, if imperfect, step in creating the modern railway system we have today."

Derived Forms

unvilified

Questions

How do you pronounce vilified?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɪləfaɪd/.
What does vilified mean?: simple past and past participle of vilify

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