invective

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  1. noun Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation.
  2. noun Denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse.
  3. adjective Of, relating to, or characterized by denunciatory or abusive language.

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  • What's overlooked amid the invective is the shallowness of the science underlying the anti-doping crusade.
  • • Philip Hensher: Seeing the world through hipsters 'eyes Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Freedom of speech is fine until the invective is against you Robert Fisk's World: You don't need colour to see the full bloody horror of war Editor-At-Large: Tesco calls its big sites' towns '. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Johann Hari: The three fallacies that have driven the war in Afghanistan Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Freedom of speech is fine until the invective is against you —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Freedom of speech is fine until the invective is against you Mervyn King: 'Never has so much money been owed by so few to so many' —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Freedom of speech is fine until the invective is against you —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
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vituperation ·  denunciation ·  sarcasm ·  ridicule ·  satire ·  declamation ·  obloquy ·  tirade ·  reproach ·  reproof ·  blasphemy ·  scorn
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Middle English invectif, denunciatory, from Old French, from Late Latin invectīvus, reproachful, abusive, from Latin invectus, past participle of invehī, to inveigh against; see inveigh.

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  1. from French invectif = Italian invettivo, invective (as a noun, French invective = Spanish Portuguese invectiva = Italian invettiva, feminine, invective), from Latin invectivus, scolding, abusive, invective, from invehere, past participle invectus, attack, scold, inveigh: see inveigh.
 

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/ɪnˈvɛktɪv/
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