vapulation

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noun

The act of beating or whipping.

OriginLatin vāpulāre →
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Meanings

nounvapulation (usually uncountable, plural vapulations)

plural vapulations

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyThe act of beating or whipping.

    He all the time begs their Mercy, like an Offender at a Whipping-Post, and beseeches their forbearance; but the more importunate he seems for their favourable usage, the severer Vapulation they are to exercise upon him […].

    1698, Ned Ward, The London Spy, I.2

Origin

  1. Latinvāpulāre“to be flogged”
  2. Englishvapulation

Latin vāpulāre (“to be flogged”).

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APA

vapulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapulation

MLA

“vapulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vapulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapulation.

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