invection

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noun

An inveighing against; invective.

OriginLatin invectio →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nouninvection (plural invections)

plural invections

  1. obsoleteAn inveighing against; invective.

    I could show you the sharp invections, and grounded reasons of many moe

    1596, John Payne Collier, Miscellaneous Tracts

Origin

  1. Latininvectio
  2. Englishinvection

From Latin invectio. See inveigh.

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APA

invection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invection

MLA

“invection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invection. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “invection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invection.

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