abuse, vituperation, invective, obloquy, billingsgate mean vehemently expressed condemnation or disapproval.

abuse, the most general term, usually implies the anger of the speaker and stresses the harshness of the language.

vituperation implies fluent and sustained abuse.

invective implies a comparable vehemence but suggests greater verbal and rhetorical skill and may apply to a public denunciation.

obloquy suggests defamation and consequent shame and disgrace.

billingsgate implies practiced fluency and variety of profane or obscene abuse.