to vituperate
- verb
- /vaɪˈtjuːpəreɪt/
- Offensive
:
vituperar
- He tends to vituperate whenever he is upset.
Examples
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She refused to vituperate her political opponents, preferring a more dignified approach.
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It was unprofessional for the manager to vituperate his staff in front of customers.
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Some critics tend to vituperate new artists rather than offer constructive feedback.
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Why do you always vituperate your colleagues?
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The angry coach began to vituperate his players after they lost the game.
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During the debate, she didn't hold back and chose to vituperate her opponent's policies.
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It was surprising to hear him vituperate his colleague so harshly in front of everyone.
Synonyms
95
4.2
To say rude or insulting words to someone to hurt them
55
2.2
Speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
43
7.9
To say or write bad things about someone to harm them
42
7.1
To complain angrily about something
36
7.2
Scold someone angrily and severely
29
5.8
To attack someone strongly in speech or writing
23
8.2
To say angry, insulting things about someone or something
15
7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
14
8.8
To criticize or punish someone very harshly
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
11
8.1
To angrily tell someone off
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
7
8.9
To speak angrily to someone for a long time
7
5.8
Criticize someone in a very unkind way
5
7.5
Say insulting, bragging words to make someone angry or nervous
3
8.8
To scold someone strongly for something they did wrong
3
9.8
To scold someone very harshly
2
9.9
To speak or write strongly against something
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
8.1
To criticize someone or something very harshly
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
To treat someone or something as unimportant and not worth much
To say bad things about someone in public to make them feel ashamed
Attack someone with strong words in public
To attack someone with angry words
Strongly insult someone in front of others to embarrass them
Tell someone angrily that you are unhappy with them
Say angry, cruel things about someone
Antonyms
How Harsh
43
7.9
- Offensive
22
6.8
55
2.2
8
6.5
701
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
vituperate = vituper + ate
A Latin-derived verb formed with the Latinate suffix '-ate'; the root 'vituper-' is not a standalone or familiar English base, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
Vituperate comes from the Latin vituperare and its root vitium, which means 'fault' or 'vice' and is the same root as the English word vice. So, to vituperate is to speak very harshly about someone's faults.