As verbs the difference between slander and vituperate
is that slander is to utter a slanderous statement while vituperate is to criticize in a harsh or abusive manner.
As a noun slander
is a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
slander
Alternative forms
* slandre (obsolete)
Noun
(
en noun)
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
Synonyms
* See also
Verb
(
en verb)
To utter a slanderous statement.
Synonyms
* defame
* libel (always in writing)
* See also
See also
* defamation
Anagrams
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vituperate
English
Verb
(en-verb)
To criticize in a harsh or abusive manner.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4
, passage=Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.}}
To use harsh or abusive wording.
Synonyms
* (criticize in a harsh or abusive manner) scold, berate, rile
* (use harsh or abusive wording) rail
Related terms
* vituperable
* vituperant
* vituperation
* vituperative
* vituperatively
* vituperator
* vituperatory
* vituperous
* vituperously
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