vituperation

See also: vitupération

English

WOTD – 27 February 2016

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure.
   • 1869 May, Anthony Trollope, “Hard Words”, in He Knew He Was Right, volume I, London: Strahan and Company, […], →OCLC, page 78:

     "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

• vituperable
• vituperant
• vituperate
• vituperative
• vituperatively
• vituperator
• vituperatory
• vituperous
• vituperously

 

Translations

criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh

• Chinese:

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

• Dutch: afkeuring (nl),verwerping
• French: désapprobation (fr) f, répugnance (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC..