Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vituperation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vituperation \Vi*tu`per*a"tion\, n. [L. vituperatio: cf. OF.
vituperation. See {Vituperate}.]
The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame.
When a man becomes untractable and inaccessible by
fierceness and pride, then vituperation comes upon him.
--Donne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vituperation
n : the expression of bitter deep-seated ill will; rancor [syn:
{invective}, {vitriol}]
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