vilipended

verb

past tense of vilipend
as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of one of those elitists who regularly vilipends popular culture

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  1. dismissed
  2. minimized
  3. diminished
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  • Following the meeting, the president dismissed the idea of new AI rules and reiterated his view that the industry should police itself.
    — Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Like his brother, John had at first dismissed the idea of an American being elected to the papacy.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • And Michaels didn't merely skip the full story but seemingly minimized the allegations of assault.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In much of the global fintech conversation, compliance is discussed as a cost to manage, a friction to be minimized.
    — Hammed Afenifere, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of minimized
Verb
  • That is quite far apart from the commercial industry, which actually stands to be diminished by these policy reforms.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By raw numbers, net domestic out-migration of Californians to other states continues even as the California exodus overall has diminished in strength.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminished
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“Vilipended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vilipended. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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