1. regarded or treated as worthless or of little value; despised
Usage: archaic; formal

Examples

• The once-celebrated author found his work vilipended by modern critics.
• She felt vilipended by her colleagues after the failed project.
• The ancient traditions were vilipended by the younger generation.
• His contributions to science were unfairly vilipended during his lifetime.
• The manuscript was vilipended as worthless by the publisher.
• Many great artists were vilipended before being recognized as masters.