vituperation
noun
vi·tu·per·a·tion
(ˌ)vī-ˌtü-pə-ˈrā-shən 
və-,
-ˈtyü-
1
: sustained and bitter railing and condemnation : vituperative utterance
2
: an act or instance of vituperating
Examples of vituperation in a Sentence
their vituperation against the president
Voters are tired of all the vituperation in this campaign.
Recent Examples on the Web
Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
As these things go, the tweet exposes Hotez to public vituperation on social media and possibly physical harm.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
On March 12, Nickels tweeted a notice of a scientific conference in Washington at which Peter Daszak, the head of a research funding organization who has long been the target of vituperation by lab-leak advocates, would appear on a panel.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The vituperation has spilled over into the Wellington protests.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2022
What had whipped these imperious creative artists into a frenzy of dismissive vituperation was, in fact, something that most people have strong ideas about, nobody can define, and virtually everyone (besides that trio) seems to want: good taste.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, Town & Country, 20 Sep. 2021
Metaphorically likening Charlottesville to a rapist is a baseless vituperation against Charlottesville’s character, even more outlandish when the mayor herself is the vituperator.
—George Messenger, National Review, 30 Mar. 2021
Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting and larger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation and sarcasm.
—Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
As these things go, the tweet exposes Hotez to public vituperation on social media and possibly physical harm.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
On March 12, Nickels tweeted a notice of a scientific conference in Washington at which Peter Daszak, the head of a research funding organization who has long been the target of vituperation by lab-leak advocates, would appear on a panel.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The vituperation has spilled over into the Wellington protests.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2022
What had whipped these imperious creative artists into a frenzy of dismissive vituperation was, in fact, something that most people have strong ideas about, nobody can define, and virtually everyone (besides that trio) seems to want: good taste.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, Town & Country, 20 Sep. 2021
Metaphorically likening Charlottesville to a rapist is a baseless vituperation against Charlottesville’s character, even more outlandish when the mayor herself is the vituperator.
—George Messenger, National Review, 30 Mar. 2021
Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting and larger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation and sarcasm.
—Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
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“Vituperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vituperation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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vituperation
noun
vi·tu·per·a·tion
(ˌ)vī-ˌt(y)ü-pə-ˈrā-shən
: lengthy harsh bitter criticism or abuse
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