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Villahermosa
villain
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villainess
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vilify
vil·i·fy [ víllə f ] (past and past participle vil·i·fied, present participle vil·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular vil·i·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
malign somebody: to make malicious and abusive statements about somebody
[15th century. < late Latin vilificare "hold cheap" < Latin vilis "worthless"]

vil·i·fi·ca·tion [ vìlləfi káysh'n ] noun
vil·i·fi·er [ víllə f ər ] noun

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See malign.
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