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vituperation

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

noun

  1. verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.

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vituperation

/ -prÉ™tɪv; vɪˌtjuËpəˈreɪʃən; vɪˈtjuËpÉ™rÉ™tɪv /

noun

  1. abusive language or venomous censure
  2. the act of vituperating
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Derived Forms

  • vituperative, adjective
  • ±¹¾±Ëˆ³Ù³Ü±è±ð°ù²¹³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vituperation1

1475–85; < Latin ±¹¾±³Ù³Ü±è±ð°ùÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ±¹¾±³Ù³Ü±è±ð°ùÄå³Ù¾±´Ç ), equivalent to ±¹¾±³Ù³Ü±è±ð°ùÄå³Ù ( us ) ( vituperate ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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Example Sentences

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She has stanched some of the vituperation in recent days, though questions about her political future leading the nation’s second-largest city still remain.

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In Whitehall, there is some hope the arrival of Lord Mandelson as the new British ambassador might help stem the flow of personal vituperation across the Atlantic.

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As these things go, the tweet exposes Hotez to public vituperation on social media and possibly physical harm.

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The trial’s opening act will likely feature much the same brand of petulance and vituperation from the defendant, now redirected to the jury selection process.

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At one point, Jonathan calls Cairo a genius because she can capably use the word “vituperation†in a sentence.

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