† insectationn.
Obsolete. rare.
Railing, calumniation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun]
teleeOE
folk-leasinga1000
tolec1000
wrayingc1000
missaw?c1225
slanderc1290
disclanderc1300
famationc1325
noisec1325
skander1338
missaying1340
misspeecha1375
slanderingc1380
biting1382
defaminga1400
filtha1400
missaya1400
obloquya1438
oblocution?a1439
juroryc1440
defamationa1450
defamea1450
forspeaking1483
depravinga1500
defamya1513
injury?1518
depravation1526
maledictiona1530
abusion?1530
blasphemation1533
infamation1533
insectationa1535
calumning1541
calumniation?1549
abuse1559
calumnying1563
calumny1564
belying?1565
illingc1575
scandalizing1575
misparlance?1577
blot1587
libelling1587
scandal1596
traducement1597
injurying1604
deprave1610
vilifying1611
noisec1613
disfame1620
sycophancy1622
aspersion1633
disreport1640
medisance1648
bollocking1653
vilification1653
sugillation1654
blasphemya1656
traduction1656
calumniating1660
blaspheming1677
aspersing1702
blowing1710
infamizing1827
malignation1836
mud-slinging1858
mud-throwing1864
denigration1868
mud-flinging1876
dénigrement1883
malignment1885
injurious falsehood1907
mud-sling1919
bad-mouthing1939
bad mouth1947
trash-talking1974
a1535 T. More Let. in Wks. (1577) II. 1431/2 Stirred by mine owne conscience, (without insectacion, or reproche laieng to any other mans).
1616–61 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. 288 [Persius] quipping himself first, and afterwards all others, with such an insectation of the new poets and orators, that he spar'd not Nero.
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Insectation, a railing against, as it were a following and prosecuting with evil language.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [noun] > one who uses invective or abuse
scoldc1175
scolder1423
railer1513
reviler1517
stinger1552
disgracer1570
invectiver1596
inveighera1601
outrayer1602
blatant1610
vent-giver1611
invector1654
insectator1706
slangwhanger1807
vituperator1837
invectivist1862
clapperclawer1873
vituperant1889
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Insectator, a Railer, Slanderer..a foul-mouth'd Fellow.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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