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vi·tu·per·a·tion
[vahy-too-puh-rey-shuh
n, -tyoo-, vi-] Pronunciation Key
[vahy-too-puh-rey-shuh
n, -tyoo-, vi-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation. |
[Origin: 1475–85; < L vituperātiōn- (s. of vituperātio), equiv. to vituperāt(us) (see vituperate) + -iōn- -ion
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] —Synonyms censure, vilification, spite, scolding, defamation, aspersion.
—Antonyms praise.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| vi·tu·per·a·tion
(vī-tōō'pə-rā'shən, -tyōō'-, vĭ-) Pronunciation Key
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
vituperation
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| vituperation | |
noun | |
| abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Vituperation
Vi*tu`per*a"tion\, n. [L. vituperatio: cf. OF. vituperation. See Vituperate.] The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame. When a man becomes untractable and inaccessible by fierceness and pride, then vituperation comes upon him. --Donne.
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