From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinvectivein‧vec‧tive /ɪnˈvektɪv/ noun [uncountable] formal INSULTrude and insulting words that someone says when they are very angry → insult He let out a stream of invective.Origin invective (1400-1500) French invectif, from Latin, from invehere; → INVEIGH
