inveigh
to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against): to inveigh against isolationism.
Origin of inveigh
1Other words for inveigh
Other words from inveigh
- in·veigh·er, noun
- un·in·veigh·ing, adjective
Words Nearby inveigh
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How to use inveigh in a sentence
Like any person with more years lived than left, my mother is too wise to inveigh against the inevitabilities of time.
She would even wildly inveigh against the doctor, whom she accused of being in the pay of Max to drag her away.
By Birth a Lady | George Manville FennAs a matter of fact, they were no better nor any worse than the men against whom a whimsical vanity caused them to inveigh.
Windjammers and Sea Tramps | Walter RuncimanShe would fly off to Aunt Betha to inquire into the matter, and would inveigh upon her want of management with some asperity.
Salome | Emma MarshallDid she become a woman's rights woman and inveigh against man's tyranny and woman's weak submission?
Hubert's Wife | Minnie Mary Lee
The poisons generated by remorse inveigh against the system, and eventually produce marked physical deterioration.
Sister Carrie | Theodore Dreiser
British Dictionary definitions for inveigh
/ (ɪnˈveɪ) /
(intr foll by against) to speak with violent or invective language; rail
Origin of inveigh
1Derived forms of inveigh
- inveigher, noun
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