vituperate

(vī-tū'pə-rāt', -tyū'-, vĭ-)

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.
To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate. See synonyms at scold.

v.intr.
To use harshly abusive language; rail.

[Latin vituperāre, vituperāt-.]

vituperator vi·tu'per·a'tor n.

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verb

To attack with harsh, often insulting language: abuse, assail, rail against (or at), revile. See praise/blame.

v

Definition: criticize harshly
Antonyms: compliment, praise

to abuse or censure severely or abusively: berate

IN BRIEF: To scold harshly.

We avoid the neighbors who tend to vituperate us if we even set foot on their lawn.

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• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - vituperate: (vb) censure severely, revile harshly

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See words rhyming with "vituperate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Vituperate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skælde ud, smæde
v. intr. - skælde ud

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitschelden, berispen

Français (French)
v. tr. - vitupérer contre
v. intr. - vitupérer contre

Deutsch (German)
v. - wettern, schmähen, tadeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατακρίνω βίαια, προπηλακίζω, βρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
vituperare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vituperar

Русский (Russian)
бранить, злобствовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - vituperar, denostar
v. intr. - vituperar, denostar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klandra, fördöma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谩骂, 责骂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 謾罵, 責罵
v. intr. - 謾罵, 責罵

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 비난하다, 욕설하다
v. intr. - 욕하다, 나무라다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひどく叱る, のしる, 叱責する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ذم, قدح, لوث او شوه سمعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השמיץ, גידף, גינה‬
v. intr. - ‮השמיץ, גידף, גינה‬

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