Meanings
- rhetoricuncountableAbusive speech, railing, reviling; a figure of speech characterized by verbal abuse or invective directed at a person.
abuse, reproach.
2008, Craig Gibson, translation of entry λοιδορία in the Suda On Line1 more example
not returning evil for evil or insult for insult.
1 Peter 3:9, New American Standard BibleSynonyms: invective, reviling, railing, abuse, vituperation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAbusive speech, railing, reviling; a figure of speech characterized by verbal abuse or invective directed at a person.
Origin
- Ancient Greekλοιδορία“railing, abuse, reproach”
- Englishloidoria
From Ancient Greek λοιδορία (loidoría, “railing, abuse, reproach”), from λοίδορος (loídoros, “reviler”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”).
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