vituperation

See also: vitupération

English

WOTD – 27 February 2016

Etymology

From Latin vituperātiō (“censure, blame”), equivalent to vituperate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪˌtupɚˈe(ɪ)ʃən/
• Hyphenation: vi‧tu‧per‧a‧tion

Noun

vituperation (countable and uncountable, plural vituperations)

1. the act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring
2. criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure
   • 1868, Anthony Trollope, He Knew He Was Right X

     ‘Do you call me a spy?’
     ‘And what have you called me? Because you are a husband, is the privilege of vituperation to be all on your side?’

Related terms

Terms related to vituperation

• vituperable
• vituperant
• vituperate

• vituperative
• vituperatively
• vituperator

• vituperatory
• vituperous
• vituperously

Translations

Criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 謾罵 (zh), 谩骂 (zh) (mànmà), 責罵 (zh), 责骂 (zh) (zémà)

• Dutch: afkeuring (nl),verwerping
• French: désapprobation (fr) f, répugnance (fr) f

• German: Schmähung (de) f, Beschimpfung (de) f
• Irish: aithisiú m, scalladóireacht f, spídiúchán m
• Japanese: 悪罵 (ja) (あくば, akuba)
• Swedish: smädelse (sv), skymfning

References

• vituperation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.