loidoria
Meanings
noun
- Abusive speech, railing, reviling; a figure of speech characterized by verbal abuse or invective directed at a person.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek λοιδορία (loidoría, “railing, abuse, reproach”), from λοίδορος (loídoros, “reviler”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”).
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