affront, apprehend, assertion, bowdlerize, engender, epithet, inflammatory, seethe, sentiment, tirade
Mel Gibson unleashed an anti-Semitic tirade as police apprehended him on suspicion of drunk driving. His seething religious epithets included an assertion that the "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Police officials were concerned that news of the actor's statements would engender anti-Jewish sentiment just as his film The Passion of the Christ had upon its release in 2004. The police officer who wrote a detailed report of the incident was told to bowdlerize his account and prepare a second document that did not include Mel's inflammatory affronts.
tirade - (noun) a protracted speech marked by harshly critical and often malicious language
apprehend - (verb) to arrest [This verb has a less commonly used meaning: "to understand."]
seethe - (verb) to boil or to act as if boiling, as in an excited or agitated way
epithet - (noun) an insulting and hurtful expression; a descriptive name for a person or thing in addition to or in place of the usual name
assertion - (noun) a declaration, often one that is made without evidence
engender - (verb) to bring about; to give rise to
sentiment - (noun) a thought or belief, usually one that is based on emotion; an emotion; the expression of a delicate emotion or feeling
bowdlerize - (verb) to edit, usually by removing sensitive or offensive content
inflammatory - (adjective) causing strong emotion, especially hatred or anger
affront - (noun) an insult [The verb form of this word means "to insult."]
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