罵ののしる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

罵る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

abuse verbally; curse at; shout abuse at; speak ill of

Strongly negative; implies loud, harsh, and insulting language directed at someone. Often used in heated arguments or public outbursts.

〈人ひと〉を罵ののしるto curse at / hurl abuse at someone
彼かれは部ぶ下かを厳きびしく罵ののしった。
He harshly cursed at his subordinate.
〈人ひと〉を〈言こと葉ば〉と罵ののしるto call someone (a name) abusively
群ぐん衆しゅうは彼かれを裏うら切ぎり者ものと罵ののしった。
The crowd shouted abuse at him, calling him a traitor.
大おお声ごえで罵ののしるto shout abuse in a loud voice
彼かの女じょは大おお声ごえで罵ののしり始はじめた。
She started shouting abuse in a loud voice.

しかるN4
叱る means to scold or reprimand with a corrective intent, while 罵る is purely abusive shouting with no constructive purpose.
罵ば倒とう
罵倒する is a slightly more formal, often written term for hurling abuse, while 罵る is the more common spoken verb for the same act.
怒ど鳴なるN2
怒鳴る just means to shout loudly out of anger, whereas 罵る specifically involves insulting or cursing words directed at someone.
呼よばわり
罵る is a verb meaning to hurl abuse or shout insults at someone in general, whereas 呼ばわり attaches to a specific derogatory label to describe the act of calling someone that.

褒ほめるN4
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of 罵る, which means to verbally abuse them.

罵ののしるUsage58%
Standard kanji spelling.
ののしるUsage42%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing or when the kanji is considered difficult.

The kanji 罵 means 'abuse' or 'insult'. The reading ののしる is of native Japanese origin, but its exact derivation is uncertain.