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vituperate v

Vituperate means to criticize harshly and abusively. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of vituperate

  • to criticize harshly and abusively

Usage examples of vituperate

The coach began to vituperate the referee, shouting abuse instead of calmly disputing the call.

It is possible to criticize a policy without vituperating the people who support it.

The customer vituperated the clerk for ten minutes over a mistake the clerk had not made.

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