vituperation
verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
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How to use vituperation in a sentence
The syllogisms were overthrown by their satire, and their arguments evaporated in their vituperation.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanSometimes Michael or Alan would be ejected with vituperation from the class-room to spend an hour in the corridor without.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieHis guests were always ready to laugh at his words and add their quota to the sum of vituperation.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) | PolybiusHe had not the fine, glittering, incisive touch of Wendell Phillips's fatal sarcasm and vituperation.
From the Easy Chair, series 2 | George William CurtisThe Tory press, hungry for the spoil which it maddened the others to lose, paid back the compliments by intense vituperation.
The Felon's Track | Michael Doheny
British Dictionary definitions for vituperation
/ (vɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃən) /
abusive language or venomous censure
the act of vituperating
Derived forms of vituperation
- vituperative (vɪˈtjuːpərətɪv, -prətɪv), adjective
- vituperatively, adverb
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