vituperation
See also: vitupération
English
WOTD – 27 February 2016
Etymology
From Latin vituperātiō (“censure, blame”), equivalent to vituperate + -ion
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɪˌtupɚˈe(ɪ)ʃən/
- Hyphenation: vi‧tu‧per‧a‧tion
Noun
vituperation (countable and uncountable, plural vituperations)
- the act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring
- criticism or invective that is sustained and be overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure
- 1868, Anthony Trollope, He Knew He Was Right X:
- ‘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?’
- ‘Do you call me a spy?’
Related terms
Translations
Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh
References
- vituperation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913..
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