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invective(n.) an angry verbal attack (My mother’s irrational invective against the way I dress only made me decide to dye my hair green.)
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invectiveabusive language used to express blame or censure There's much more name-calling, shouting and personal invective in American life than anywhere I've ever traveled outside the United States. [..]
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invective"an attacking in words," 1520s, from Medieval Latin invectiva "abusive speech," from Late Latin invectivus "abusive, scolding" from invect-, past participle stem of inveh [..]
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invectiveSpeech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution, usually involving negative emotional language.
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invectiven. An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach.
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invectiveInvective is a direct verbal assault on someone or something: an insult or denunciation, whether witty or not. ??? satire
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invectiveTo dream of using invectives, warns you of passionate outbursts of anger, which may estrange you from close companions. To hear others using them, enemies are closing you in to apparent wrong and deceits.
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invective(n) abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
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invectivescoldingly.
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invective
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.
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