loidoria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abusive speech, railing, reviling; a figure of speech characterized by verbal abuse or invective directed at a person.

Word forms

loidoria

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λοιδορία (loidoría, “railing, abuse, reproach”), from λοίδορος (loídoros, “reviler”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”).

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