About The Word Inveigh
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Inveigh
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What's The Definition Of Inveigh?
[v] speak against, in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
[v] complain bitterly Synonyms | Synonyms for Inveigh: declaim | rail Related Terms | Find terms related to Inveigh: See Also | complain | kick | kvetch | plain | protest | quetch | sound off Inveigh In Webster's Dictionary \In*veigh"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inveighed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inveighing}.] [L. invehere, invectum, to carry or
bring into or against, to attack with words, to inveigh;
pref. in- in + vehere to carry. See {Vehicle}, and cf.
{Invective}.]
To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter
censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh
criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use
invectives; -- with against; as, to inveigh against
character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an
abuse.
All men inveighed against him; all men, except court
vassals, opposed him. --Milton.
The artificial life against which we inveighed.
--Hawthorne.
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