fulmination

noun

Definition of fulminationnext
as in abuse
harsh insulting language players were told they had a right to be spared the foulmouthed fulmination of the hockey coach

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  1. abuse
  2. vituperation
  3. insult
  4. invective
  5. criticism
  6. vitriol
Noun
  • Critics warn of potential abuse and the possibility of a black market.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Breslin ran on a platform focused on reducing violent crime and reducing incarceration for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse and mental health issues.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of abuse
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of vituperation
Noun
  • There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But what garnered the most attention were a comedian’s insults of Puerto Rico, Trump’s violent rhetoric about a political opponent and a comment about women.
    Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of insult
Noun
  • But the invective obscured a salient truth: many people were still unclear about where Harris stood on some of the central issues.
    Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
  • But over the weekend his invective was turned directly on Navarro.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
Definition of invective
Noun
  • That criticism has sometimes veered toward threats against company executives and political figures.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • It's repeatedly faced harsh criticism over its failure to curb child abuse on the platform.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of criticism
Noun
  • One European seller expressed concern to us this week that their booth could be a target of ‘anti-Hollywood’ vitriol if the election goes against Trump.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Zhong faced a wave of online vitriol earlier this year from nationalists who accused him of a lack of patriotism in a campaign that hit the price of shares of his beverage company.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of vitriol
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Thesaurus Entries Near fulmination

fulminating (against)

fulmination

fulminations

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“Fulmination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulmination. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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