Mr. Yeltsin was at once the country's democratic father and a reviled figure blamed for most of the ills and hardships after the Soviet collapse.

Ip became a reviled figure.

He was one of the reviled figures in Chinese history, known for his exceeding cruelty to enemies and civilians.

I was a reviled figure, but everybody loves a panda.

Steve Fishman of New York said "On the Internet, Monsegur was now a reviled figure.

According to polls, they are the most reviled public figures in Peru.

Muawiyah I is a reviled figure in Shia Islam for several reasons.

There can be few more reviled figures in British political history than John Major.

The early association with Mr. Berezovsky, a widely reviled figure here, made Liberal Russia's prospects in this year's elections uncertain.

From Judas Iscariot to Linda Tripp, there have been few figures more reviled than the double-crossing informer.