vituperation
vituperation — 名詞
1. speech or writing that expresses very harsh, insulting criticism toward someone,
謾罵；辱罵
嚴厲、侮辱性的語言攻擊
speech or writing that expresses very harsh, insulting criticism toward someone, often with strong anger or hatred.
The mayor faced a storm of vituperation from residents after the flood relief was delayed.
水災救濟延遲之後，市長遭到居民一連串的謾罵。
collocation: storm of vituperation
There was no need for such bitter vituperation during the student council debate.
學生會辯論時根本不需要那麼激烈的辱罵。
When the journalist asked a difficult question, the minister responded with vituperation rather than facts.
記者問了一個棘手的問題，部長卻以辱罵回應，而不是提出事實。
Femi's speech was full of vituperation against his former business partners.
Femi 的演講充滿了對前合夥人的謾罵。
Online forums often become a space for angry vituperation instead of useful discussion.
網路論壇經常變成謾罵的場所，而非有用的討論空間。
- abuse
a more general term; abuse can range from mild to severe, while vituperation is always sustained and vehement.
- invective
similar strength to vituperation, but often associated with public, rhetorical denunciation.
- vitriol
suggests especially bitter and wounding language; more informal than vituperation.
- praise
warm expressions of approval and admiration, the opposite of condemning language.
用法筆記
Uncountable noun; often used with the prepositions 'against' or 'toward' to indicate the target, and frequently appears in the collocations 'storm/torrent of vituperation'.