Verbal Abuse Terminology

noun a severe scolding or verbal attack

verb to scold or criticize harshly

• The politician received a tongue lash from the opposition during the debate.
• She gave him a good tongue lashing for forgetting their anniversary.
• The teacher's tongue lash was brutal after catching the students cheating on the test.
• The harsh criticism felt like a tongue lash to his ego.

noun the action of severely criticizing or reprimanding someone

• The CEO gave the employee a tongue lashing for not meeting the project deadline.
• My mom gave me a tongue lashing for forgetting to take out the trash.
• The coach gave the players a serious tongue lashing after they lost the game.
• The politician received a tongue lashing from the public for his controversial remarks.

verb to criticize or berate harshly

• The politician chose not to vituperate his opponent during the debate.
• She couldn't help but vituperate her coworker after the argument.
• I heard him vituperate his ex-girlfriend in front of everyone.
• The storm seemed to vituperate the coastline with its fierce winds and rain.

noun verbal abuse or censure

• The politician faced intense vituperation from his opponents during the debate.
• She couldn't handle the vituperation from her coworkers and decided to quit.
• The online comments were full of vituperation towards the celebrity's new hairstyle.
• The artist's bold painting received vituperation from traditional art critics.

noun a severe or harsh scolding or criticism

verb to scold or criticize severely or harshly

• The CEO gave a tongue-lash to the employees for not meeting their targets.
• My mom will tongue-lash me if I don't clean my room before she gets home.
• The coach tongue-lashed the players for not giving their best during the game.
• The politician received a tongue-lash from the public for his controversial statements.