Associations to the word «Invective»

Wiktionary

INVECTIVE, noun. An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
INVECTIVE, noun. A severe or violent censure or reproach.
INVECTIVE, noun. Something spoken or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another.
INVECTIVE, noun. A harsh or reproachful accusation.
INVECTIVE, adjective. Characterized by invection or railing.

Dictionary definition

INVECTIVE, noun. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne