invective
invective is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.
- 2.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. The world will be able to judge of his [Junius'] motives for writing such famous invectives. Sir W. Draper. See Abuse.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abuse
- anathema
- aspersion
- bad
- ban
- bark
- billingsgate
- bite
- commination
- curse
- denunciation
- disapprobation
- disparagement
- evil
- excommunication
- execration
- foul
- fulmination
- imprecation
- language
- malediction
- malison
- maranatha
- more
- oath
- profane
- proscription
- reproach
- ribaldry
- rude
- sauce
- scurrility
- speaking
- strong
- swearing
- than
- the
- threat
- unparliamentary
- vilification
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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