vituperate

Vituperate is defined as to speak meanly about someone or something.

(verb)

An example of vituperate is to gossip harshly behind someone's back.

See vituperate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to speak abusively to or about; berate; revile

Origin: < L vituperatus, pp. of vituperare, to blame < vitium, a fault, vice + parare, to prepare

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See vituperate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb vi·tu·per·at·ed, vi·tu·per·at·ing, vi·tu·per·ates

verb, transitive

To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate. See Synonyms at scold.

verb, intransitive

To use harshly abusive language; rail.

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Origin: Latin vituperāre, vituperāt-

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