vituperation

From Latin vituperātiō (“censure, blame”), equivalent to vituperate +‎ -ion

• IPA^(key): /vɪˌtupɚˈe(ɪ)ʃən/
• Hyphenation: vi‧tu‧per‧a‧tion

vituperation (countable and uncountable, plural vituperations)

1. the act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring
2. criticism or invective that is sustained and be overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure
   • 1868, Anthony Trollope, He Knew He Was Right X:

     ‘Do you call me a spy?’
     ‘And what have you called me? Because you are a husband, is the privilege of vituperation to be all on your side?’

• vituperation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913..