VITUPERATIONS Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word vituperations. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for VITUPERATIONS
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invective | nounn | |||||||
noun • abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | ||||||||
vitriol | nounn | |||||||
noun • (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry • abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will verb • expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol • subject to bitter verbal abuse | ||||||||
abuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • cruel or inhumane treatment • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt • improper or excessive use verb • treat badly • change the inherent purpose or function of something • use foul or abusive language towards • use wrongly or improperly or excessively | ||||||||
calumny | nounn | |||||||
noun • a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions • an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | ||||||||
castigation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a severe scolding • verbal punishment | ||||||||
censure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • harsh criticism or disapproval • the state of being excommunicated verb • rebuke formally | ||||||||
condemnation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable • (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) • an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group • the condition of being strongly disapproved of • (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | ||||||||
defamation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions • an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | ||||||||
denunciation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a public act of denouncing | ||||||||
rebuke | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an act or expression of criticism and censure verb • censure severely or angrily | ||||||||
reproach | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mild rebuke or criticism • disgrace or shame verb • express criticism towards | ||||||||
reproval | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an act or expression of criticism and censure | ||||||||
revilement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt | ||||||||
scolding | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • rebuking a person harshly | ||||||||
vilification | nounn | |||||||
noun • slanderous defamation • a rude expression intended to offend or hurt |