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.

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A harsh or reproachful accusation.

Politics can raise invective to a low art.

Noun

(en noun)

A long, angry or violent speech; a diatribe.

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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.}}

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, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.}}

A section of verse concerning a single theme; a laisse.