Etymology

loidoria

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Today it means: Abusive speech, railing, reviling; a figure of speech characterized by verbal abuse or invective directed at a person. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λοιδορία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλοιδορία“railing, abuse, reproach”
  2. English todayloidoria

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

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