Invective

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  • noun. Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation.
  • noun. A denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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. (see lampoon); philippic, objurgation, reproach, railing, diatribe.
  • 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\".
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
  • noun. A severe or violent censure or reproach.
  • noun. Something spoken or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another.
  • noun. A harsh or reproachful accusation.
  • adjective. Characterized by invection or railing.
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "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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