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Invective N Abuse Expected Criticism Greeted Proposal

Invective is verbal abuse or abusive language or writing. It implies aggressive and critical language directed at someone.

La invectiva es el abuso verbal o el lenguaje hiriente. Implica un lenguaje agresivo y crítico dirigido a alguien.

Word invective
Part of Speech N.
Definition abuse.
Sentence He had expected criticism but not the invective that greeted his proposal.

Tags: psat

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