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   Vi·tu·per·a·tion

   /vəˌto͞opəˈrāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. bitter and abusive language: "no one else attracted such vituperation from him"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French or Latin, from Latin vituperat- ‘censured, disparaged’, from the verb vituperare, from vitium ‘fault’ + parare ‘prepare’.

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   What is the meaning of vituperative?

   • marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive How to pronounce vituperative?

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   What is the meaning of vituperation?

   • Criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; the act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame. Etymology: From vituperatio. Etymology: [L. vituperatio: cf. OF. vituperation.

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   What is another word for vituperate?

   • Vituperate has several close synonyms, including berate and revile. Berate usually refers to scolding that is drawn out and abusive. Revile means to attack or criticize in a way prompted by anger or hatred.

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   What is the difference between vituperation and obloquy?

   • vituperation implies fluent and sustained abuse. invective implies a comparable vehemence but suggests greater verbal and rhetorical skill and may apply to a public denunciation. obloquy suggests defamation and consequent shame and disgrace. billingsgate implies practiced fluency and variety of profane or obscene abuse.

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   Vituperation is sustained and bitter railing and condemnation, or an act or instance of vituperating. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and usage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Vituperation is formal language that is full of hate, or angry criticism. Learn how to use this word in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

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   noun. verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation. Synonyms: vilification, aspersion, defamation, scolding, spite, censure. Antonyms: praise. vituperation. / -prətɪv; vɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃən; vɪˈtjuːpərətɪv / noun. abusive language or venomous censure. the act of vituperating. Discover More. Derived Forms. vituperative, adjective.

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   Vituperation is a noun that refers to critical, abusive language. It's always a messy scene when a political debate slips into vituperation. Vituperation is from the Latin root words vitium, meaning "a fault or defect," and parare, meaning provide, which combined to make vituperare meaning "disparage." Vituperation can also be used to refer to ...

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   Vituperation is cruel and angry criticism, often used in formal contexts. Learn how to pronounce, use and synonymize this word with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.

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   Vituperate means to abuse or censure severely or abusively, or to use harsh condemnatory language. Learn the synonyms, etymology, and examples of this verb from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Jolly, to abuse or vituperate, sometimes to bear up or bonnet. Bibliolators may vituperate us, persecute us, or imprison us, but they cannot refute us. Vituperate definition: to address with harsh or abusive language; revile. . See examples of VITUPERATE used in a sentence.