暴言

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 暴言, read ぼうげん, denotes harsh, abusive remarks that hurt another person.
• Basic usage: In 彼は会議中の暴言について謝罪した。, he apologized for his abusive remarks during the meeting.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Criticism and abuse
  • 批判 focuses on pointing out problems, while 暴言 focuses on the harsh, insulting character of speech. Criticizing an opinion differs from verbally abusing someone.
• Common combination
  • 暴言を吐く means to hurl abusive remarks. Here 吐く figuratively describes words coming out of the mouth.