🔤 Invective (Noun)
IPA: //ɪnˈvɛktɪv//
✨ Use invective when referring to a verbal attack meant to belittle, humiliate, or provoke.
🧠 Meaning
Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
✍️ Example Sentences
🔹 The politician’s speech was filled with invective aimed at his opponents.
🔹 Online platforms often struggle to control the flow of invective in comment sections.
📜 Word Origin
From Latin invectiva oratio meaning “abusive speech,” from invectus, past participle of invehi — “to attack verbally.”
💡 Did You Know?
Invective isn’t just rude talk—it’s deliberately vicious, often used in public discourse to wound or shame.
🏷️ Related Words
#abuse
#vitriol
#denunciation
#diatribe
#tirade
#condemnation
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