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Invective vs Vilification - What's the difference?

invective | vilification | Related terms |

Invective is a related term of vilification.


As a verb invective

is .

As a noun vilification is

slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination.

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) ----

    vilification

    English

    Noun

  • slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination

    • Related terms

    *vilify