reviler

One who denounces

A reviler is someone who verbally attacks or abuses others with harsh, contemptuous language.

The word carries a biblical or formal tone: The revilers gathered outside the courthouse.

To revile is to assail with abusive speech, making a reviler one who habitually denounces or heaps scorn on others.

mockery

taunter

One who ridicules

derider · mocker · ridiculer · sneerer · scorner · lampooner · satirist · needler · baiter · tormentor

tone

vitriolic

Harshly bitter and corrosive

disparaging · defamatory · insulting · opprobrious · invective · pejorative · belittling · caustic · venomous · acrimonious

contempt

disdain

Scornful disregard

hatred · scorn · abhorrence · animosity · antipathy · aversion · detestation · repugnance · odium · malice

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verbal evaluation

revilerpraiser

One who commends

eulogizer · complimenter · flatterer · panegyrist · glorifier

social/moral stance toward others

revilerdefender

One who guards another

champion · advocate · supporter · encourager · uplifter

emotional stance toward others

revileradmirer

One who esteems another

adorer · devotee · venerator · worshipper · champion

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG