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invective [Am ɪnˈvɛktɪv, Brit ɪnˈvɛktɪv] N U or C

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1. invective (abuse):

invective

invectivas fpl form

invective

improperios mpl

2. invective (condemnation):

invective

invectiva f form

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invective [ɪnˈvektɪv] N no pl form

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invective

a stream of invective

un aluvión de invectivas

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invective

a stream of invective

un aluvión de invectivas

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Passionate, impetuously imaginative, emotional, rebellious and imbued with romantic nationalist sentiment, his poems about freedom, his invectives against tyranny and his verses of lyric confession resonate with romantic pathos. en.wikipedia.org

The "concubinus" might father children with women of the household, not excluding the wife (at least in invective). en.wikipedia.org

Many supporters of the local school board resorted to racial invective. en.wikipedia.org

It often served as a sort of kiosk upon which invective verse was posted. en.wikipedia.org

His speech is said to have contained invective; he shared the puritan objection to instrumental music in church services, and made a point of the dissoluteness of cathedral singing-men. en.wikipedia.org

And even if we are, is there a point at which such invective (and such suggestions) become simply counterproductive? en.wikipedia.org

While his style is confused and lacks clearness, his writings generally had reference to particular occasions and were pamphlets and invectives against his contemporaries. en.wikipedia.org

As a controversialist he was harsh and arrogant towards his opponents, mingling invective with his arguments. en.wikipedia.org

The back and forth was very personal, and full of bitter invective, on both sides. en.wikipedia.org

This sobering news, he says, has put an end at once to a strain of somewhat peevish invective. en.wikipedia.org

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