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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -vituperat-, *vituperat*
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WordNet (3.0)
vituperation(n) abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will, Syn. vitriol, invective

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Vituperate

v. t. [ L. vituperatus, p. p. of vituperare to blame, vituperate; vitium a fault + parare to prepare. See Vice a fault, and Pare, v. t. ] To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vituperation

n. [ L. vituperatio: cf. OF. vituperation. See Vituperate. ] The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame. [ 1913 Webster ]

When a man becomes untractable and inaccessible by fierceness and pride, then vituperation comes upon him. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vituperative

a. Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive. -- Vi*tu"per*a*tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Vituperative appellations derived from their real or supposed ill qualities. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

Vituperator

n. [ L. ] One who vituperates, or censures abusively. [ 1913 Webster ]

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