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abusive language, verbal abuse, offensive remark
Harsh, rude, or hurtful words directed at someone. Stronger than mere rudeness — implies language that is aggressive, demeaning, or clearly out of line.
暴言を吐くのはやめてください。
Please stop making abusive remarks.
議員の暴言が問題になっている。
The politician's offensive remarks have become a problem.
客から暴言を浴びせられた店員が、精神的に追い詰められている。
The store clerk who was subjected to verbal abuse from a customer is being driven into a corner mentally.
USAGE:
A strong word indicating speech that is abusive, offensive, or deeply hurtful. Often used in news reporting about public figures (politicians, celebrities) making inappropriate remarks, or in discussions of workplace harassment and customer abuse.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 暴言を吐く: to utter abusive words
- 暴言を浴びせる: to hurl verbal abuse at someone
- 暴言を浴びる: to be subjected to verbal abuse
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 悪口: bad-mouthing, speaking ill of someone (less severe)
- 罵倒: verbal attack, denunciation (even harsher)
- 失言: slip of the tongue, gaffe (unintentional)