vituperation
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pəˈreɪ noun
verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
Origin:
1475–85; < Latin vituperātiōn- (stem of vituperātio), equivalent to vituperāt(us) (see vituperate) + -iōn- -ion
1475–85; < Latin vituperātiōn- (stem of vituperātio), equivalent to vituperāt(us) (see vituperate) + -iōn- -ion
Synonyms
censure, vilification, spite, scolding, defamation, aspersion.
censure, vilification, spite, scolding, defamation, aspersion.
Antonyms
praise.
praise.
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| —n | |
| 1. | abusive language or venomous censure |
| 2. | the act of vituperating |
| vituperative | |
| —adj | |
| vi'tuperatively | |
| —adv | |
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Vituperation
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
vituperation
c.1449 (implied in vituperable), but rare before early 19c., from L. vituperationem (nom. vituperatio) "blame, censuring," from vituperatus, pp. of vituperare "disparage," from vitiperos "having faults," from vitium "fault, defect" (see vice (1)) + parare "prepare, provide,
procure" (see pare). Vituperatio was stronger than either L. reprehensio or Mod.Eng. vituperation.
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Example sentences
His remarks aroused anger and vituperation, of course, yet many in the audience thought he had a point.
For all the vituperation at authors who get it wrong, there appears to be little consensus on how to get it right.
Here, at last, the reader gains some reward for turning over reams of sheer vituperation.
No honest or decent aim of journalism is subserved by such vituperation.
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