🔤 Invective (Noun)

IPA: //ɪnˈvɛktɪv//

✨ Use invective when you want to name the attack, not just describe its tone.

🧠 Meaning

Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The politician’s speech was laced with invective against his opponents.

🔹 Online forums can quickly turn toxic, filled with invective from anonymous users.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin invectivus (“abusive”), from invehi (“to attack with words”), from in- (“against”) + vehere (“to carry”).

💡 Did You Know?

While vituperative is the adjective for abusive speech, invective is the noun form for the verbal attack itself.

🏷️ Related Words

#abuse #condemnation #denunciation #insult #slander #tirade

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