vituperation
noun/vɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃn/
/vaɪˌtuːpəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- cruel and angry criticism synonym abuse
- She was unprepared for the flood of vituperation which descended on her from her critics.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French or Latin, from Latin vituperat- ‘censured, disparaged’, from the verb vituperare, from vitium ‘fault’ + parare ‘prepare’.
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