vituperative

/vi'tju:pərətiv/

Thân thiện

He delivered a vituperative rant during the meeting.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Marked by harshly abusive criticism: Characterized by bitter, harsh, and abusive language or verbal attack.

Usage

• The adjective "vituperative" is used to describe speech, writing, or a person's tone when it is filled with severe blame, insults, or condemnation. It is a formal term.
• It typically modifies nouns like , , , , , or .
• It can describe a person's behavior or style, as in a .

Examples

• The debate descended into a vituperative exchange of personal insults.
• She responded to the accusation with vituperative fury.
• The article was a vituperative condemnation of the government's policy.

Advanced Usage

• "to be/become vituperative": to adopt a manner of harsh verbal abuse.
  • His letters to the editor became increasingly vituperative.
• "vituperative in one's criticism": harshly abusive in criticizing.
  • The reviewer was vituperative in his criticism of the film.

Variants and Related Words

• Vituperation (n): Bitter and abusive language; sustained, harsh criticism.
  • The meeting was filled with vituperation.
• Vituperate (v): To criticize or address with harsh, abusive language. (Less common)
  • He would often vituperate his opponents in public.

Synonyms

• Abusive: Using harsh and insulting language.
• Scathing: Severely critical; withering.
• Vitriolic: Filled with bitter criticism or malice.
• Invective: Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

Antonyms

• Complimentary: Expressing praise or admiration.
• Laudatory: Expressing praise and commendation.
• Flattering: Full of praise and compliments.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Launch into a vituperative tirade: To begin a long, angry speech of abusive criticism.
  • He launched into a vituperative tirade against the media.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. marked by harshly abusive criticism
   • his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists
   • her vituperative railing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• scathing