vituperativeadjective
uk/vaɪˈtʃuː.pər.ə.tɪv/us/vaɪˈtuː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɪv/formalA vituperative spoken or written attack is full of angry criticism:
Miss Snowden yesterday launched a vituperative attack on her ex-boss and former lover.
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bleat
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nagging
- protest
- quibble
- start on at sb
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vituperation
noun [ U ] uk/vaɪˌtʃuː.pərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/vaɪˌtuː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/