vilifying

/V IH1 L IH0 F AY0 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.

  2. 2

    To belittle through speech; to put down.

    syn:berate

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vilify, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vilifying