Rebuke vs Vituperation - What's the difference?
rebuke | vituperation |
A harsh criticism.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
To criticise harshly; to reprove.
Criticism]] or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; the act of [[vituperate, vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame.
As nouns the difference between rebuke and vituperation
is that rebuke is a harsh criticism while vituperation is vituperation, invective.As a verb rebuke
is to criticise harshly; to reprove.rebuke
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(en noun)Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.