scurrilities

noun

plural of scurrility
as in abuses
harsh insulting language a discussion on some hot-button social issues in which any pretense to civility quickly gave way to intransigence and scurrility

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  1. abuses
  2. insults
  3. criticisms
Noun
  • Workers from India reported having to pay $5,600 to recruiters to get the jobs, but the settlement did not directly address abuses in India, where prosecutors could not investigate, officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • It is not recognized as a legitimate government by most of the international community due to its human rights abuses, including stripping away the rights of women and girls.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • A lot of that is studying how dry bone, fresh bone, bone that is exposed to different types of forces will react to different types of insults.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Frazier was a Black sharecropper’s son who’d overcome much hardship, and the insults stung.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of insults
Noun
  • The criticisms reflect the deep bond that many Christians, particularly evangelicals, feel with Lewis, who promoted Christian teachings and themes through fiction and nonfiction.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The conversation explores a range of concerns and criticisms regarding the handling and implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in society.
    — Paul M. Nakasone, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of criticisms
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