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BNC: 40459 COCA: 37536

vituperation

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vituperation /vaɪˌtuːpəˈreɪʃən/ Brit /vaɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃən/ noun
vituperation
/vaɪˌtuːpəˈreɪʃən/ Brit /vaɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of VITUPERATION
[noncount] formal
: harsh and angry criticism辱骂;斥骂;责骂

— vituperative

/vaɪˈtuːpərətɪv/ Brit /vaɪˈtjuːpərətɪv/ adjective [more vituperative; most vituperative]
BNC: 40459 COCA: 37536

vituperation

noun

vi·​tu·​per·​a·​tion (ˌ)vī-ˌtü-pə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce vituperation (audio)
və-,
-ˈtyü-
1
: sustained and bitter railing and condemnation : vituperative utterance
2
: an act or instance of vituperating
Choose the Right Synonym for vituperation

abuse, vituperation, invective, obloquy, billingsgate mean vehemently expressed condemnation or disapproval.

abuse, the most general term, usually implies the anger of the speaker and stresses the harshness of the language.

scathing verbal abuse

vituperation implies fluent and sustained abuse.

a torrent of vituperation

invective implies a comparable vehemence but suggests greater verbal and rhetorical skill and may apply to a public denunciation.

blistering political invective

obloquy suggests defamation and consequent shame and disgrace.

subjected to obloquy and derision

billingsgate implies practiced fluency and variety of profane or obscene abuse.

directed a stream of billingsgate at the cabdriver

Example Sentences

their vituperation against the president Voters are tired of all the vituperation in this campaign.
Recent Examples on the Web The vituperation has spilled over into the Wellington protests. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2022 What had whipped these imperious creative artists into a frenzy of dismissive vituperation was, in fact, something that most people have strong ideas about, nobody can define, and virtually everyone (besides that trio) seems to want: good taste. Daniel Mendelsohn, Town & Country, 20 Sep. 2021 Metaphorically likening Charlottesville to a rapist is a baseless vituperation against Charlottesville’s character, even more outlandish when the mayor herself is the vituperator. George Messenger, National Review, 30 Mar. 2021 Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting and larger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation and sarcasm. Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021 Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting, and larger than life, Mr. Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation and sarcasm. Matt Sedensky, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2021 Americans rejected the radical vituperation proselytized on the fringes and chose the optimistic tradition of social justice associated with Pope John XXIII. Rahm Emanuel, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020 Four years later, in a contest marked by grotesque vituperation, Jefferson beat Adams. Richard Brookhiser, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017 Mr Hapilon may have presumed that the army would flinch at the prospect of urban warfare, and that Mr Duterte’s frequent vituperation of America meant that American forces would fail to support their Filipino allies. The Economist, 17 Oct. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of vituperation was in the 15th century
BNC: 40459 COCA: 37536

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