Vituperation
noun
Bitter and abusive speech or writing.
She had faced the vituperation of her colleagues when she proposed the new project.
Often appears as...
- face vituperation
- verbal vituperation
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
Bitter and abusive speech or writing.
She had faced the vituperation of her colleagues when she proposed the new project.
Often appears as...
- face vituperation
- verbal vituperation
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emotions
Vituperation conveys intense emotions, showing deep anger or disapproval.
The article was a vituperation against corruption in politics.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The word often carries a negative connotation, implying excessive or unjust criticism.
His speech was dismissed as mere vituperation by the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Use
Vituperation is used in literature to portray characters in conflict or to express societal discontent.
The novel's villain was introduced with a vituperation against the hero.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emotions
Vituperation conveys intense emotions, showing deep anger or disapproval.
The article was a vituperation against corruption in politics.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The word often carries a negative connotation, implying excessive or unjust criticism.
His speech was dismissed as mere vituperation by the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Use
Vituperation is used in literature to portray characters in conflict or to express societal discontent.
The novel's villain was introduced with a vituperation against the hero.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Emotions
Vituperation conveys intense emotions, showing deep anger or disapproval.
The article was a vituperation against corruption in politics.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The word often carries a negative connotation, implying excessive or unjust criticism.
His speech was dismissed as mere vituperation by the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Use
Vituperation is used in literature to portray characters in conflict or to express societal discontent.
The novel's villain was introduced with a vituperation against the hero.
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Video examples
Steven Pinker: Human...
death threats, ban on the topic in a number of scientific journals, coming from irate left-handers and their advocates, and they were literally afraid to open their mail because of the venom and vituperation
Video examples
Steven Pinker: Human...
death threats, ban on the topic in a number of scientific journals, coming from irate left-handers and their advocates, and they were literally afraid to open their mail because of the venom and vituperation
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Dennis Prager
American Journalist
There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.
Quote examples
Dennis Prager
American Journalist
There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.
Example 1 of 1
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