Invective vs Reflective - What's the difference?
invective | reflective |
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.
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A harsh or reproachful accusation.
Characterized by invection or railing.
Something which reflects, or redirects back to the source.
Thinking back on the past.
(computing, programming) Involving reflection.
As adjectives the difference between invective and reflective
is that invective is characterized by invection or railing while reflective is something which reflects, or redirects back to the source.As a noun invective
is an expression which inveighs or rails against a person.invective
English
Noun
(en noun)- Politics can raise invective to a low art.
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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) ----reflective
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Mirrors are reflective .
- He always becomes reflective in preparation for the new year.