as in abuse
harsh insulting language
sick of the vituperation coming from ungrateful visitors, the put-upon webmaster took down the site's free webcam, which had afforded views of the town's picturesque harbor
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Recent Examples of vituperation
Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
As these things go, the tweet exposes Hotez to public vituperation on social media and possibly physical harm.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
On March 12, Nickels tweeted a notice of a scientific conference in Washington at which Peter Daszak, the head of a research funding organization who has long been the target of vituperation by lab-leak advocates, would appear on a panel.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The vituperation has spilled over into the Wellington protests.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2022
What had whipped these imperious creative artists into a frenzy of dismissive vituperation was, in fact, something that most people have strong ideas about, nobody can define, and virtually everyone (besides that trio) seems to want: good taste.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, Town & Country, 20 Sep. 2021
Metaphorically likening Charlottesville to a rapist is a baseless vituperation against Charlottesville’s character, even more outlandish when the mayor herself is the vituperator.
—George Messenger, National Review, 30 Mar. 2021
Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting and larger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation and sarcasm.
—Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
As these things go, the tweet exposes Hotez to public vituperation on social media and possibly physical harm.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
On March 12, Nickels tweeted a notice of a scientific conference in Washington at which Peter Daszak, the head of a research funding organization who has long been the target of vituperation by lab-leak advocates, would appear on a panel.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The vituperation has spilled over into the Wellington protests.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2022
What had whipped these imperious creative artists into a frenzy of dismissive vituperation was, in fact, something that most people have strong ideas about, nobody can define, and virtually everyone (besides that trio) seems to want: good taste.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, Town & Country, 20 Sep. 2021
Metaphorically likening Charlottesville to a rapist is a baseless vituperation against Charlottesville’s character, even more outlandish when the mayor herself is the vituperator.
—George Messenger, National Review, 30 Mar. 2021
Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting and larger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation and sarcasm.
—Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vituperation
Noun
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Many of these complications are meant to either limit the cost of tax breaks or to prevent anticipated abuses.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
ProPublica,
12 July 2025
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After nights of clashes, then-President Donald Trump, known for issuing directives and invectives through social media, fired off a series of posts shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Douglas McCarthy, the vocalist who hectored anarchic invective with EBM innovators Nitzer Ebb and who joined Depeche Mode keyboardist Alan Wilder’s Recoil side project, died Wednesday at the age of 58.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
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Adding insult, he was called for eight fouls in Tuesday night’s victory over the Golden State Warriors, with players allowed 10 in summer league, four above the regular-season maximum.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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Amid the mix of compliments and insults from obvious trolls, many thought ATB bore a striking resemblance to another member of the family.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The unusually blunt and sobering assessment drew sharp criticism, including from her colleagues.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 July 2025
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Nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies statewide have signed partnership agreements with ICE, drawing criticisms from some residents.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
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“Vituperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vituperation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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