English → Latin
“invective” in Latin
invectiōimportation; entrance, arrival; invectiveconvīciumclamour, outcry; censure, reproof, scornmaledīcōto slander, speak ill of; to curseprobrumdisgrace, shame; abuse, insultmultusmuch; manynōnnūllussome, several, a few; nonzeroincēdōto walk, stride, step, march (along); to walk or move … etc. with divine presence or attributes; to advance (move forwar
The English word invective itself goes back to Latin invehō, through invectiva.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
invective
invectio (only in plur., invectiones, Cic., Inv., 2, 54): convicium: maledictum: probrum [SYN. in ABUSE = railing language]. To break into invectives, ad verborum contumeliam descendere. To use invectives against anybody, invehi in aliquem (in Nep.; also with Greek accusative, multa, nonnulla, etc., invehi in aliquem); aliquem conviciis insectari or incessere; aliquem maledictis insectari. To load anybody with invectives, omnibus maledictis aliquem vexare; omnia maledicta in aliquem conferre.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for invective?
- The usual Latin words for “invective” are invectiō, convīcium, maledīcō; also probrum, multus, nōnnūllus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.