invective

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈvɛktɪv/

Noun

invective

1. An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
2. A severe or violent censure or reproach.
3. Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.
4. A harsh or reproachful accusation.

   Politics can raise invective to a low art.

Translations

• Italian: invettiva

Adjective

invective

1. Characterized by invection or railing.

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

Synonyms

• (characterized by invection or railing) abusive, critical, denunciatory, satirical, vitriolic, vituperative

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