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- noun rhetoric A
rhetorical term for a speech which attempts toinsult ,degrade , or otherwise attack something.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ψόγος (psogos, "blame, censure").
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Note 13: Vituperation (or psogos), an invective that discredits an adversary, is another of the progymnasmata exercises.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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