Inveigh

//ɪnˈveɪ// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism intransitive

    "He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family."

  2. 2
    speak against in an impassioned manner wordnet
  3. 3
    To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle. obsolete, transitive

    "He is a Spirit, that inveighs away a Man from himself, undertakes great Matters for him, and after fells him for a Slave."

  4. 4
    complain bitterly wordnet

Synonyms

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admonishbadmouthbaitbemoanblameblast

Example

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"Why inveigh against the judgment and not the crime?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invehō (“bring in, carry in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). Compare vehicle, invective.

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