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Noun Concept

Categories: Semantics, English poetry, Genres of poetry, Semantics (linguistics), Rhetoric

vituperation invective vitriol libel harangue

Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will WordNet 3.0

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Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Invective is abusive, reproachful, or venomous language used to express blame or censure; or, a form of rude expression or discourse intended to offend or hurt; vituperation, or deeply seated ill will, vitriol. Wikipedia

Libel is a verse genre primarily of the Renaissance, descended from the tradition of invective in classical Greek and Roman poetry. Wikipedia

A verse genre primarily of the Renaissance Wikipedia Disambiguation

Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will. OmegaWiki

Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another. Wiktionary

Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure. Wiktionary

Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

abuse

rhetorical device

name calling

HAS INSTANCE

First Hungarian invective

Jøssing

DERIVATION

vilify

acerb

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft

SAID TO BE THE SAME AS

profanity

USE

invective

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

vituperation, invective, vitriol

Wikipedia

invective, libel (poetry)

Wikidata

invective

Wiktionary

invective, vituperation

OmegaWiki

invective, vitriol, vituperation

Wikipedia Redirections

harangue, Invectives

Wikidata Alias

insult, verbal abuse, verbal insult, vituperation