vituperation

  • 1vitupération — [ vityperasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1512; vituperaciun XIIe; lat. vituperatio ♦ Littér. Action de vitupérer. « La vitupération du bourgeois par l artiste » (Malraux). ♢ Une, des vitupérations, blâme ou reproche violent. « Les vitupérations angoissées des… …

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  • 2Vituperation — Vi*tu per*a tion, n. [L. vituperatio: cf. OF. vituperation. See {Vituperate}.] The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame. [1913 Webster] When a man becomes untractable and inaccessible by fierceness and pride, then vituperation comes… …

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  • 3vituperation — (n.) mid 15c. (implied in vituperable), but rare before early 19c., from L. vituperationem (nom. vituperatio) blame, censuring, from pp. stem of vituperare disparage, from vitiperos having faults, from vitium fault, defect (see VICE (Cf. vice)… …

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  • 4vituperation — index aspersion, condemnation (blame), contumely, denunciation, diatribe, disparagement, imprecation …

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  • 5vituperation — *abuse, invective, obloquy, scurrility, billingsgate Analogous words: *animadversion, aspersion, stricture, reflection: *attack, assault, onslaught, onset: condemnation, denunciation, censuring or censure (see corresponding verbs at CRITICIZE):… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6vituperation — [n] verbal attack bad mouthing*, berating, blame, castigation, censure, criticism, defamation, insults, libel, obloquy, reprimand, reproach, scolding, slander, tirade, upbraiding, verbal abuse; concept 54 …

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  • 7vituperation — ► NOUN ▪ bitter and abusive language. ORIGIN Latin, from vituperare censure, disparage …

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  • 8vituperation — [vī to͞o΄pər ā′shən, vito͞o΄pər ā′shən; vītyo͞o΄pər ā′shən, vityo͞o΄pər ā′shən] n. [L vituperatio] 1. the act of vituperating 2. abusive language …

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  • 9vituperation — /vuy tooh peuh ray sheuhn, tyooh , vi /, n. verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation. [1475 85; < L vituperation (s. of vituperatio), equiv. to vituperat(us) (see VITUPERATE) + ion ION] Syn. censure, vilification, spite,&#8230; …

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  • 10vituperation — [[t]vɪtju͟ːpəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM vaɪtu͟ːp [/t]] vituperations N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Vituperation is language that is full of hate, anger, or insults. [FORMAL] …

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