vituperation

/v(a)ɪˌtjuːpəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Latin vituperātiō (“censure, blame”), equivalent to vituperate + -ion.

vituperation means The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.

Why this word is great

VITUPERATION — [Noun] Sustained and harsh verbal abuse or condemnation. From the Latin vituperatio ("censure, blame"), from vituperare ("to blame, censure"), from vitium ("fault, defect") + parare ("to prepare, furnish"). Unlike criticism, which can be a scalpel for repair, or invective, which is a sudden, explosive volley, vituperation is a methodical, ceaseless downpour. It is the spittle-flecked harangue from a provincial pulpit, the corrosive, page-long footnote in a scholarly feud, or the cold, precise dismantling of a character over a ruined dinner—a grimly furnished architecture of blame, sustained purely by the will to erode.

noun

The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring.
Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure.“...but, for several successive days, as she was careful in observing the strictest regimen (..), she actually became much better, especially as to these favourable circumstances was added great calmness of temper, she wisely substituting the quiet sneer of contempt for angry vituperation and vindictive scorn.”