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Invective

/ɪnˈvɛktɪv/

An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.

📖 Definitions of "Invective"

noun
  1. 1

    An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.

  2. 2

    A severe or violent censure or reproach.

  3. 3

    Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.

  4. 4

    A harsh or reproachful accusation.

    "Politics can raise invective to a low art."

adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by invection or railing.

    "Tom's speeches became diatribes — each more invective than the last."

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