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vituperation

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vi⋅tu⋅per⋅a⋅tion

  [vahy-too-puh-rey-shuhn, -tyoo-, vi-]
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–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

Synonyms:
censure, vilification, spite, scolding, defamation, aspersion.

Antonyms:
praise.
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vi·tu·per·a·tion   (vī-tōō'pə-rā'shən, -tyōō'-, vĭ-)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of vituperating; abusive censure.

  2. Sustained, harshly abusive language; invective.

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