different between dishonor vs invective

English

Alternative forms

• dishonour (British)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /d?s??n??/

Noun

dishonor (countable and uncountable, plural dishonors)

1. US standard spelling of dishonour.

Translations

Verb

dishonor (third-person singular simple present dishonors, present participle dishonoring, simple past and past participle dishonored)

1. US standard spelling of dishonour.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle French invective, from Medieval Latin invectiva (“abusive speech”), from Latin invect?vus, from invectus, perfect passive participle of inveh? (“bring in”), from in + veh? (“carry”). See vehicle, and compare with inveigh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?v?kt?v/
• Rhymes: -?v
• Rhymes: -?kt?v

Noun

invective (countable and uncountable, plural invectives)

1. An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
2. A severe or violent censure or reproach.
3. Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.
4. A harsh or reproachful accusation.

   Politics can raise invective to a low art.

Translations

Adjective

invective (comparative more invective, superlative most invective)

1. 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

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: invectivent, invectives

Noun

invective f (plural invectives)

1. invective

Verb

invective

1. first-person singular present indicative of invectiver
2. third-person singular present indicative of invectiver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of invectiver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of invectiver
5. second-person singular imperative of invectiver

Further reading

• “invective” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Verb

invective

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of invectivar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of invectivar
3. third-person singular imperative of invectivar