Invective

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation.
  • n. Denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by denunciatory or abusive language.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
  • n. A severe or violent censure or reproach.
  • n. Something spoken or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another.
  • n. A harsh or reproachful accusation.
  • adj. Characterized by invection or railing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Censoriously abusive; vituperative; denunciatory.
  • n. Vehement denunciation; an utterance of violent censure or reproach; also, a railing accusation; vituperation.
  • n. Synonyms Abuse, Invective (see abuse); Satire, Pasquinade, etc. (see lampoon); philippic, objurgation, reproach, railing, diatribe.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vilification    contumely    abuse    revilement    insult   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    critical    denunciatory    satirical    abusive    railing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    affective    anti-infective    collective    connective    convective   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vituperation    denunciation    sarcasm    ridicule    satire   
     
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