vituperation
See also: vitupération
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin vituperātiō (“censure, blame”), equivalent to vituperate + -ion
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vituperation (countable and uncountable, plural vituperations)
- the act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring
- criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure
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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?’
- ‘Do you call me a spy?’
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Related terms[edit]
Terms related to vituperation
Translations[edit]
Criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh.
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References[edit]
- vituperation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.