What does invective mean?
Invective means An expression which inveighs or rails against a person..
Invective
/ɪnˈvɛktɪv/ · noun
Meaning
An expression which inveighs or rails against a person..
Definitions by Sense
- An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
- A severe or violent censure or reproach.
- Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.
- A harsh or reproachful accusation.
- Characterized by invection or railing.
Example Sentences
And wordy attacks against slavery drew sneers from observers which were not altogether undeserved. The authors were compared to doctors who offered to a patient nothing more than invectives against the disease which consumed him.
[A] savage passage of 14th-century invective about the text-obsessed nerdiness of the Florentine bibliophile and friend of Petrarch, Niccolò Niccoli ...
Politics can raise invective to a low art.
Tom's speeches became diatribes — each more invective than the last.
Synonyms for invective
Antonyms for invective
Related Words
Word Forms
- invectives
- more invective
- most invective
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for invective?
Common synonyms include abusive, critical, denunciatory, satirical.
What is the opposite of invective?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use invective in a sentence?
And wordy attacks against slavery drew sneers from observers which were not altogether undeserved. The authors were compared to doctors who offered to a patient nothing more than invectives against the disease which consumed him.
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