INVECTIVE


Meaning of INVECTIVE in English

in ‧ vec ‧ tive /ɪnˈvektɪv/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: invectif , from Latin , from invehere ; ⇨ ↑ inveigh ]

rude and insulting words that someone says when they are very angry ⇨ insult :

He let out a stream of invective.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.