Vituperate

//vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt//

Synonyms for "vituperate" (142 found)

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Translations

43 translations across 14 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ὄνομαι verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • злословя verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)
  • коря́ verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)
  • ругая verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • хуля verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 痛罵 /痛骂 verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • 痛罵 /痛骂 verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)

Dutch

2 entries
  • beschimpen verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • uitschelden verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

French

1 entries
  • vitupérer verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გაკრიტიკება verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • გინება verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • გინება verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)
  • ლანძღვა verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

German

4 entries
  • ausschimpfen verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • beschimpfen verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • schelten verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • schmähen verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)

Italian

2 entries
  • vituperàre verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • vituperàre verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)

Latin

1 entries
  • vituperō verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

Polish

4 entries
  • obraźliwy adj (of, characterized by, or relating to abusive or harsh criticism)
  • obrażony adj (which has been abusively or harshly criticized; deserving harsh criticism)
  • ganić verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • lżyć verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

Romanian

1 entries
  • vitupera verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

Russian

3 entries
  • кори́ть verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • критиковать verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • поносить verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

Spanish

1 entries
  • vituperar verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

Swedish

4 entries
  • klandra verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)
  • skymfa verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)
  • skända verb (to attack (someone or something) with abusive language — see also revile, vilify)
  • tadla verb (to criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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They loue not porke, nor ſwynes fleſh, but doth vituperate and abhore it, yet for all this, they will eate Adders, which is a kind of Serpentes, as well as any other Chriſtyan man dwelling in Roome, and other highe countreys, for Adders fleſhe there, is called fyſhe of the mountayne, this notwithſtanding Phiſicke doeth approbate adders fleſh good to be eaten, […]

Source: wiktionary

[M]y beſt Lady, you knovv, and many better men then he have told you, that I am ſo far from vvronging you vvith a falſhood, that I have maintained your honor vvith the hazzard of my life againſt any that ever durſt vituperate you; […]

Source: wiktionary

[T]he Rites of conſecrating, or crovvning Kings, and taking Oath of them to perform the Lavvs of their Government, and to maintain the Rites of Holy Church, […] is no lame and lazy Ceremony, made up onely of extern pomp, but of neceſſary and renovvned conſequence; vvhich thoſe that vituperate are Children, and thoſe that vvould overthrovv are Devils; becauſe therein accuſers of antient Piety and Prudence, and enemies to Mankind, vvho generally have the Prieſthood in higheſt honour.

Source: wiktionary

We are not ignorant that it has long obtained as a principle amongst writers and declaimers of a certain class, to poison as much as they can the public mind, not only by representing royalty in this nation as superfluous and ridiculous, but by vituperating, and vilifying, by every false, ridiculous, and scandalous aspersion within the compass of their gross and sterile imaginations, the person, conduct, public and domestic pursuits of our most gracious monarch.

Source: wiktionary

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