invective
Plural: invectives
Noun
- abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
- 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.
- A harsh or reproachful accusation.
Adj
- Characterized by invection or railing.
Examples
- Politics can raise invective to a low art.
- Tom's speeches became diatribes — each more invective than the last.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French invective, from Medieval Latin invectiva (“abusive speech”), from Latin invectīvus, from invectus, perfect passive participle of invehō (“bring in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). See vehicle, and compare with inveigh.
Synonyms
vitriol, vituperation, abusive, critical, denunciatory, satirical, vitriolic, vituperative
Scrabble Score: 17
invective: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinvective: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
invective: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary