- vituperating
- vi·tu·per·ate || vaɪ'tuËpÉ™reɪt /vɪ'tju- v. condemn or rebuke in a harsh abusive way
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Vituperation — Vi*tu per*a tion, n. [L. vituperatio: cf. OF. vituperation. See {Vituperate}.] The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame. [1913 Webster] When a man becomes untractable and inaccessible by fierceness and pride, then vituperation comes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vituperation — noun Date: 15th century 1. sustained and bitter railing and condemnation ; vituperative utterance 2. an act or instance of vituperating Synonyms: see abuse … New Collegiate Dictionary
Benveniste de Porta — Beneviste de Porta (in Catalan Vidal Benvenist Saporta) (d. 1268), Jewish Bailie ( batlle ) of Barcelona, Catalonia, and brother of Nahmanides (whose secular name was Bonastruc ça Porta or Bonastruc de Porta; see Grätz, Gesch. der Juden, vii.38;… … Wikipedia
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
vituperation — noun /vɪˌtupɚˈe(ɪ)ʃən/ Criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; the act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame. See Also: vituperable, vituperant, vituperate, vituperative, vituperatively … Wiktionary
neuroethics — n. The moral principles and standards governing the scanning, treatment, and enhancement of the brain. Also: neuro ethics. neuroethical adj. neuroethicist n. Example Citations: Welcome to the exploding new field of neuroethics, the study of the… … New words
scold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. reprove, rebuke, rate, chide, berate, tongue lash, bawl out (sl.). See disapprobation. Ant., praise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. admonish, chide, berate, chasten, asperse, expostulate with, rebuke,… … English dictionary for students
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
opprobrious — *abusive, vituperative, contumelious, scurrilous Analogous words: reviling, vituperating, railing, berating (see SCOLD): *malicious, malevolent, malign, malignant: *execrable, damnable, accursed … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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
