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vituperation

noun
/v(a)ɪˌtjuːpəˈɹeɪʃən/UK/v(a)ɪˌt(j)upəˈɹeɪʃən/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *per-✻ — “to get, procure; to produce; to bring forward; to bring forth, carry forth; to go through”
  2. derived from *dwi-✻ — “apart; wrong”
  3. learned borrowing from vituperātus — “censured; disparaged”
  4. suffixed as vituperation — “vituperate + ion”

Definitions

  1. The act of vituperating

    The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring.

  2. Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh

    Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure.

    • "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?"
    • His face turned red with passion; he made one bound, hurled me across the house with a sweep of his arm, spun the wheel down, and began to pour out a stream of vituperation upon me which lasted till he was out of breath.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA