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Invective vs Insolence - What's the difference?

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Invective is a related term of insolence.


As verbs the difference between invective and insolence

is that invective is while insolence is (obsolete) to insult.

As a noun insolence is

arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude.

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) ----

    insolence

    English

    Noun

  • Arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude.
  • * 5th century BCE, ,
    • Wit is well-bred insolence .
  • Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
  • * Fuller
    • Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers.
  • (obsolete) The quality of being unusual or novel.
    • (Spenser)

    Derived terms

    * insolency

    Verb

    (insolenc)
  • (obsolete) To insult.
    • (Eikon Basilike)

    Anagrams

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