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Objurgation vs Lampoon - What's the difference?

objurgation | lampoon |

As nouns the difference between objurgation and lampoon

is that objurgation is strong rebuke; strong scolding while lampoon is a written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

As a verb lampoon is

to satirize or poke fun at.

objurgation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • strong rebuke; strong scolding

    • Related terms

    * objurgate * objurgative

    Quotations

    1957': a repulsive yelping streaked with Arabic '''objurgations — Lawrence Durrell, ''Justine , p.91 (Faber)

    lampoon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.

    • Derived terms

    * lampoonery

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To satirize or poke fun at.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * lampooner

    External links

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