Definition of "invective" []

• Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation. (noun)
• Denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse. (noun)
• Of, relating to, or characterized by denunciatory or abusive language. (adjective)

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• "Sure, sometimes the invective is a tad over the top, but I think the trolls just go away from that thinking they really got someone wound up and spinning."
• "The invective is "some of the worst I've ever seen," Superintendent Dennis Carlson said."
• "By 19th-c. standards our political invective is embarrassingly lame."