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invective

[in-vek-tiv]

noun

  1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. a railing accusation; vituperation.

  3. an insulting or abusive word or expression.



adjective

  1. vituperative; denunciatory; censoriously abusive.

invective

/ ɪˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. vehement accusation or denunciation, esp of a bitterly abusive or sarcastic kind

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. characterized by or using abusive language, bitter sarcasm, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • invectively adverb
  • invectiveness noun
  • uninvective adjective
  • ˈ𳦳پ adverb
  • ˈ𳦳پԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invective1

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin Ա𳦳īܲ abusive, equivalent to Latin invect ( us ) (past participle of Աī to attack with words, inveigh ) + -īܲ -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invective1

C15: from Late Latin Ա𳦳īܲ reproachful, scolding, from Latin invectus carried in; see inveigh
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Synonym Study

See abuse.
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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This invective is delivered with a sneer, a wink, and finally a cackle of laughter.

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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.

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Most everyone agrees, however, that whatever else he is — and the invectives are voluminous — he remains a formidable public figure.

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