Verbal, written attack

Melinda B.
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  1. vituperation
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  2. lash out
    attack, especially in speech or writing
  3. assault
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  4. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  5. snipe
    straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family
  6. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  7. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  8. fulmination
    the act of exploding with noise and violence
Created on Sun Mar 25 16:58:06 EDT 2007

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