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loidoria

loidoria noun: abusive speech, railing, reviling; a figure of speech characterized by verbal abuse or invective directed at a person.

Noun

loidoria (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Abusive 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 Line
    • not returning evil for evil or insult for insult.1 Peter 3:9, New American Standard Bible

Synonyms of loidoria

Origin of loidoria

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

Questions about loidoria

What does loidoria mean?
Loidoria means abusive speech, railing, reviling; a figure of speech characterized by verbal abuse or invective directed at a person.
What part of speech is loidoria?
Loidoria is a noun.

Words near loidoria in the dictionary

  1. loicense
  2. loicenses
  3. loid
  4. loided
  5. loiding
  6. loidoria
  7. loids
  8. Loikaw
  9. loike
  10. loiked
  11. loikes

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