cruel and angry criticism synonym abuse辱骂;斥责;责骂 She was unprepared for the flood of vituperation which descended on her from her critics. 她对来自批评者的如潮水般的责骂毫无准备。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French or Latin, from Latin vituperat- ‘censured, disparaged’, from the verb vituperare, from vitium ‘fault’ + parare ‘prepare’.