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invective
[in-vek-tiv]
noun
vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
Synonyms: ,a railing accusation; vituperation.
an insulting or abusive word or expression.
adjective
vituperative; denunciatory; censoriously abusive.
invective
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
noun
vehement accusation or denunciation, esp of a bitterly abusive or sarcastic kind
adjective
characterized by or using abusive language, bitter sarcasm, etc
Other Word Forms
- invectively adverb
- invectiveness noun
- uninvective adjective
- ˈپ adverb
- ˈپԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of invective1
Word History and Origins
Origin of invective1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Do’s willingness to involve his family in his scheme pointed to his “moral indifference,” prosecutors said, while his campaign of invective against the press aggravated his culpability.
Or to believe it's compassion to scream invective at a woman entering an abortion clinic, which gets reimagined as "counseling" the women to stop sinning.
This invective is delivered with a sneer, a wink, and finally a cackle of laughter.
There, on a near daily basis, Pearlman uses the same puerile-yet-potent invective against local conservatives and President Trump that he once reserved for sports fools.
Most everyone agrees, however, that whatever else he is — and the invectives are voluminous — he remains a formidable public figure.
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