Word of the Day — July 19, 2012

Vilify — VIL-ih-FYE — to speak or write about someone or something in an abusively disparaging manner

Example: "An editorial in the N.Y. Times commented on the reaction to Republican freshman Representative from Arkansas, who attempted to talk sense about taxes: 'Mr. Crawford was immediately vilified by Grover Norquist, the antitax vigilante, who said the plan would violate a no-new-tax pledge Crawford signed when running for office.'"