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Definitions for Invective
[1] vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
[2] a railing accusation; vituperation.
[3] an insulting or abusive word or expression.
[4] vituperative; denunciatory; censoriously abusive.
[5] vehement accusation or denunciation, esp of a bitterly abusive or sarcastic kind
[6] characterized by or using abusive language, bitter sarcasm, etc
Words related to Invective
tirade, denunciation, epithet, diatribe, obloquy, blame, scurrility, condemnation, philippic, castigation, blasphemy, sarcasm, revilement, censure, contumely, accusation, billingsgate, jeremiad, reproach, tongue-lashing
Words nearby Invective
invariant mass, invasion, invasion of privacy, invasive, invected, invective, inveigh, inveigle, invenit, invent, invent the wheel
Origin of Invective
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin invectīvus abusive, equivalent to Latin invect(us ) (past participle of invehī to attack with words, inveigh) + -īvus -ive
Other words from Invective
in·vec·tive·ly , adverb
in·vec·tive·ness , noun
un·in·vec·tive , adjective
Word origin for Invective
C15: from Late Latin invectīvus reproachful, scolding, from Latin invectus carried in; see inveigh
Synonyms for Invective
denunciation, diatribe, epithet, tirade, accusation, berating, billingsgate, blame, blasphemy, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, jeremiad, obloquy, philippic, reproach, revilement, sarcasm, scurrility, tongue-lashing, vilification, vituperation