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Meaning of vile in English

vile
adjective
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/vaɪl/ uk
/vaɪl/
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unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable:
This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.
informal
extremely unpleasant:
This cheese smells vile.
He's in a vile mood/temper today.
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Morally wrong and evil
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(Definition of vile from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

vile | Intermediate English

vile
adjective
us
/vɑɪl/
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evil or disgusting:
He responded with the vilest language imaginable.
Vile also means very bad or unpleasant:
a vile mood/temper
(Definition of vile from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of vile

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Surely, we can not be concerned about language and decency standards when folks have chosen the most unapologetically vile individual to lead the free world.
From Variety
In this clip, she tells the fateful tale of an experimental sandwich so vile that even her dog wouldn't touch it.
From TIME
The victim's 8-year-old daughter was home at the time and reportedly witnessed part of the vile act.
From New York Daily News
There are very vicious and vile comments on this page which reconfirms my theory that "we are all quite insane"!
From TIME
But bringing up the vile act -- either online or in person -- will shock them to their core.
From Gizmodo
The vile effluent has to go somewhere, or the lagoons would be quickly overwhelmed.
From Bloomberg
I refuse to watch the vile filth of this show and any of these immoral so called sit-coms.
From CNN
It is a uniquely vile form of bigotry as the prejudice, hostility and discrimination behind the words are given a moral stamp of approval.
From CNN
And whether you wear a blue uniform or a black robe, make no mistake: this was vile, plain and simple.
From Huffington Post
They think going to war to men is their right rather than a cruel act of vile bigotry.
From Los Angeles Times
But not all of the vile behavior has been physical.
From Huffington Post
He was certain they were not above vile tactics; he was right.
From Chicago Tribune
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Translations of vile

in Chinese (Traditional)
邪惡的, 卑鄙的, 可恥的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
邪恶的, 卑鄙的, 可耻的…
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vil, asqueroso, despreciable…
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vil, horrível…
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çok kötü, berbat, pis…
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abominable…
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walgelijk…
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odporný…
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afskyelig…
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menjijikkan, kejam…
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เลวทราม…
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đê tiện, kinh tởm…
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wstrętny, podły…
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usel, lumpen, vidrig…
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keji…
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scheußlich…
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gemen, ekkel, råtten…
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огидний, бридкий…
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отвратительный, подлый…
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