English-French translations for invective

• invective
  Il n’est ni de notre intérêt ni de notre opinion de faire de l’invective, mais simplement de garantir des instruments de dialogue, ainsi que vous l’avez rappelé. It is not in our interests to hurl invective, nor would we wish to do so. We simply seek to guarantee instruments of dialogue, as Mrs Reding emphasised.

Definition of invective

• An expression which inveighs or rails against a person
• Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another
• A harsh or reproachful accusation
• Characterized by invection or railing

Examples

• Politics can raise invective to a low art.
• Toms speeches became diatribes — each more invective than the last.

Related words

• invent
• investment
• inventor
• investigation
• invention
• investigate
• invest
• investigator
• inverse
• inversely