Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation.
- noun A denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Censoriously abusive; vituperative; denunciatory.
- noun Vehement denunciation; an utterance of violent censure or reproach; also, a railing accusation; vituperation.
- noun Synonyms Abuse, Invective (see
abuse ); Satire, Pasquinade, etc. (seelampoon ); philippic, objurgation, reproach, railing, diatribe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.
- noun An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as, \"an invective against tyranny\".
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
expression whichinveighs or rails against a person. - noun A severe or violent
censure or reproach. - noun Something spoken or written, intended to cast
opprobrium , censure, orreproach on another. - noun A harsh or
reproachful accusation . - adjective Characterized by invection or
railing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Sure, sometimes the invective is a tad over the top, but I think the trolls just go away from that thinking they really got someone wound up and spinning.
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The invective is "some of the worst I've ever seen," Superintendent Dennis Carlson said.
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By 19th-c. standards our political invective is embarrassingly lame.
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Personal abuse and other invective is childish and an indication of lack of maturity and lack of judgement.
G20 police assault verdict SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The same afternoon we talked also about the process of book reviewing, whether or not the use of insult and/or invective is ever justified and if so, when.
On Negative Book Reviewing: Audio Interview with John Metcalf 2009
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The invective is "some of the worst I've ever seen," Superintendent Dennis Carlson said.
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The same afternoon we talked also about the process of book reviewing, whether or not the use of insult and/or invective is ever justified and if so, when.
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Truly ugly, invective is directed at Obama too, but as the winner it is incumbent on him to reach out to Clinton supporters.
Angry Clinton supporters tell party leaders: 'Let's go McCain!' 2008
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Finally, while invective is common in the political arena, Stefan's wife and personal life are clearly out of bounds, and especially with respect to vicious personal and racist remarks.
Sound Politics: Michael Hood: Seattle's most chronically wrong journalist 2007
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I wrote earlier that one of the best uses of invective is to frame wit - and that's where I think the article is deficient.
ccfinlay: Yes, The First Question Is Rhetorical ccfinlay 2007
leopardann commented on the word invective
noun: Abusive Language, Vituperation, Abusive Expression or Discourse.
adjective: Of, relating to, or characterized by Denunciatory or Abusive Language.
January 12, 2010