Vituperation

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  • noun. The act or an instance of vituperating.
  • noun. Sustained, harshly critical language; invective.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of vituperating; censure with abusive terms; abuse; railing.
  • noun. Synonyms Objurgation, scolding, reviling, upbraiding.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; the act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
  • Word Usage
    "The failing in question formed the chief subject of vituperation -- _vituperation of the dead!"
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