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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

/ ɪ²Ôˈ±¹É›°ì³Ùɪ±¹ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ¾±²Ôˈ±¹±ð³¦³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
  • ¾±²Ôˈ±¹±ð³¦³Ù¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±²Ô·±¹±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • ¾±²Ô·±¹±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ôi²Ô·±¹±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±±¹±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of invective1

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin ¾±²Ô±¹±ð³¦³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ abusive, equivalent to Latin invect ( us ) (past participle of ¾±²Ô±¹±ð³óÄ« to attack with words, inveigh ) + -Ä«±¹³Ü²õ -ive
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of invective1

C15: from Late Latin ¾±²Ô±¹±ð³¦³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ reproachful, scolding, from Latin invectus carried in; see inveigh
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Synonym Study

See abuse.
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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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Thousands of people, mostly men, spent inordinate amounts of time screaming invective online at feminists, but ultimately, they accomplished nothing.

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So instead, he's leaning hard into the "girl cooties" argument of CFPB, tweeting invective at Warren and calling her "Senator Karen," in case the sexist implications weren't blunt enough.

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