- vituperated
- vi·tu·per·ate || vaɪ'tuËpÉ™reɪt /vɪ'tju- v. condemn or rebuke in a harsh abusive way
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scold — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse Date: 12th century 1. a. one who scolds habitually or persistently b. a woman who… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vituperate — vituperator, n. /vuy tooh peuh rayt , tyooh , vi /, v.i., v.t., vituperated, vituperating. to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile. [1535 45; < L vituperatus (ptp. of vituperare to spoil, blame), equiv. to vitupera(re) (vitu ,… … Universalium
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vituperate — (v.) 1540s, from L. vituperatus, pp. of vituperare (see VITUPERATION (Cf. vituperation)). Not in common use until the beginning of the 19th c. [OED]. Related: Vituperated; vituperating … Etymology dictionary
scold — n shrew, vixen, termagant, *virago, amazon scold vb Scold, upbraid, rate, berate, tongue lash, jaw, bawl, chew out, wig, rail, revile, vituperate can all mean to reprove, reproach, or censure angrily, harshly, and more or less abusively. Scold,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
injured — adj 1. damaged, impaired, hurt, harmed, wounded; ruined, spoiled, scotched, broken; marred, disfigured, defaced; sullied, stained, smirched, besmirched, blemished; maimed, crippled, lamed; deformed, mangled, mutilated; weakened, enervated,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
vituperate — [c]/vəˈtjupəreɪt / (say vuh tyoohpuhrayt), /vaɪ / (say vuy ) verb (vituperated, vituperating) –verb (t) 1. to find fault with abusively. 2. to address abusive language to; revile; objurgate. –verb (i) 3. to use abusive language. {Latin… …
vituperate — [vī to͞o′pər āt΄, vito͞o′pər āt΄; vītyo͞o′pər āt΄, vityo͞o′pər āt΄] vt. vituperated, vituperating [< L vituperatus, pp. of vituperare, to blame < vitium, a fault, VICE1 + parare, to PREPARE] to speak abusively to or about; berate; revile… … English World dictionary
