revilement

noun

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as in denunciation

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  1. denunciation
  2. censure
  3. vituperation
  4. invective
  5. abuse
Noun
  • Fear, the emotion that predominates in Le Corbeau, seems familiar — lingering from the tyrannical Covid lockdowns, Stasi-like doxxing, denunciations, and the social antagonism endured through political partisanship.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
  • But Musk did not confine his anger to harsh denunciations.
    Marietje Schaake, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of denunciation
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  • Heinz removed the censure from his request and put forth a motion requesting investigations by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona into the sheriff's actions.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Bartomeu resigned from the Barca presidency in October 2020 after a motion of censure, which Font helped organise, received more than 20,000 signatures from club members.
    Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Definition of censure
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  • 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.
    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
Definition of vituperation
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  • An official in the supreme leader’s office offered more fire-breathing invective.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The one who hurled invectives against the media and accused them of fake news was outed in his trial as a beneficiary of and creator of fake news for the National Enquirer.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2024
Definition of invective
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  • Their planning and self-control also shield them from impulsive or harmful behaviors, such as overeating or substance abuse.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • His mother, Alicia, a housewife, enabled the abuse.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of abuse
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