vituperation
noun /vɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃn/
/vaɪˌtuːpəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- cruel and angry criticism
synonym abuse辱骂;斥责;责骂 - She was unprepared for the flood of vituperation which descended on her from her critics.
她对来自批评者的如潮水般的责骂毫无准备。
词源Middle English: from Old French or Latin, from Latin vituperat- ‘censured, disparaged’, from the verb vituperare, from vitium ‘fault’ + parare ‘prepare’. - She was unprepared for the flood of vituperation which descended on her from her critics.