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Invective vs Denunciation - What's the difference?

invective | denunciation |

As nouns the difference between invective and denunciation

is that invective is an expression which inveighs or rails against a person while denunciation is proclamation; announcement; a publishing.

As an adjective invective

is characterized by invection or railing.

invective

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
  • A severe or violent censure or reproach.
  • Something spoken or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another.
  • *'>citation
  • A harsh or reproachful accusation.
  • Politics can raise invective to a low art.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by invection or railing.
  • Tom's speeches became diatribes — each more invective than the last.

    Synonyms

    * (characterized by invection or railing) abusive, critical, denunciatory, satirical, vitriolic, vituperative (Webster 1913) ----

    denunciation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Proclamation; announcement; a publishing.
  • The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.
  • That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.