invective

ɛ̃vɛktiv

Definition

Definition of invective - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

insulteattaque verbale violente et injurieuse contre une personne

Il a lancé des invectives contre son adversaire politique.
L'invective du journaliste a choqué le public.
Les débats étaient remplis d'invectives personnelles.

attaque verbale

insulte

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Origin of invective

latin, invectiva (attaque verbale)

Terms with invective included in their meaning

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fulminateur

adj.

colère

qui s'emporte avec violence, invective ou menace avec colère

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English:invective, ...
German:Beschimpfung, ...
Italian:invettiva, ...
Spanish:invectiva, ...
Portuguese:invectiva, ...
Chinese:辱骂, ...
Japanese:罵倒, ...
Arabic:شتيمة, ...
Hebrew:קְלָלָה, ...
Russian:инвектива, ...
Ukrainian:інвектива, ...
Catalan:insult, ...
Danish:skældsord, ...
Dutch:scheldwoord, ...
Greek:προσβολή, ...
Hungarian:szidalom, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យជេរប្រមាថ, ...
Korean:욕설, ...
Polish:obelga, ...
Portuguese (BR):invectiva, ...
Romanian:invectivă, ...
Swedish:smädelse, ...
Thai:คำด่า, ...
Turkish:hakaret, ...
Vietnamese:lời công kích, ...

invectiver

ɛ̃vɛktive

Definition of invectiver - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

reproches violents

Rare

attaquer quelqu'un avec des paroles violentes et des reproches

Rare

Il a invectivé son voisin après la dispute.
Elle s'est mise à invectiver les passants sans raison.
Le politicien invectivait ses adversaires lors du débat.

agonir

injurier

insulter

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invectiver contre

s'emporter violemment en paroles contre quelqu'un en l'injuriant

Il invective contre son voisin à cause du bruit.

Origin of invectiver

français, invectiver (du latin invectivus, blâmant)

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English:berate, ...
German:beschimpfen, ...
Italian:inveire contro, ...
Spanish:injuriar, ...
Portuguese:invectivar, ...
Chinese:痛斥, ...
Japanese:罵倒する, ...
Arabic:شتم بعنف, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁמִיעַ גִּדּוּפִים, ...
Russian:бранить, ...
Ukrainian:обзивати, ...
Catalan:invectivar, ...
Danish:overfuse, ...
Dutch:uitschelden, ...
Greek:εξυβρίζω, ...
Hungarian:szidalmazni, ...
Khmer:ស្តីប្រទេច, ...
Korean:욕설하다, ...
Polish:zwymyślać, ...
Portuguese (BR):injuriar, ...
Romanian:a înjura, ...
Swedish:skälla ut, ...
Thai:ด่าอย่างรุนแรง, ...
Turkish:sert şekilde azarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:mắng nhiếc, ...

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