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invective::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | vitriol, vituperation |
| Type of | abuse, contumely, insult, revilement, vilification |
Examples of invective
invective
Out of the box spews a loud cross-talk of invective, venom, tirade and diatribe.
From the thenewstribune.com
I don't know why I post such judgemental and bitter invective on internet blogs.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
He can connect with people only when they are at the whip ends of his invective.
From the time.com
The anti-Muslim vitriol of Mr Wilders is now supplemented by anti-euro invective.
From the economist.com
Adebayor had to endure Arsenal invective about his nearly being shot in Angola.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In his second speech, before his sentencing, Socrates stepped up his invective.
From the economist.com
Racism tends to attract attention when it's flagrant and filled with invective.
From the theatlantic.com
For once, none of the officials had their ears burned by invective from Sir Alex.
From the express.co.uk
So far, at least, there's been a minimum of invective spilled and shoes thrown.
From the kentucky.com
- Vituperation: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
- Libel is a verse genre primarily of the Renaissance, descended from the tradition of invective in classical Greek and Roman poetry. Libel is usually expressly political, and balder and coarser than satire. ...
- An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; A severe or violent censure or reproach; Something spoken or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; A harsh or reproachful accusation; Characterized by invection or railing
- To 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.
- Speech or writing that abuses, denounces, or attacks. It can be directed against a person, cause, idea, or system. It employs a heavy use of negative emotive language. Example:
- Denunciation of someone or something by a series of derogatory epithets.
- A direct verbal assault; a denunciation.
- (n.): Invectives are abusive terms, curses, insults, and/or cuss words
- (n) - abusive speech
