inveigh

[ in-vey ]

verb (used without object)

1. to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against ):

   to inveigh against isolationism.

   Synonyms: revile, harangue

inveigh

/ ɪnˈveɪ /

verb

1. intrfoll byagainst to speak with violent or invective language; rail

Derived Forms

• inˈveigher, noun

Other Words From

• in·veigher noun
• unin·veighing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inveigh¹

1480–90; < Latin invehī to attack with words, equivalent to in- in- ² + vehī passive infinitive of vehere to ride, drive, sail ( wain )

Word History and Origins

Origin of inveigh¹

C15: from Latin invehī, literally: to be carried in, hence, assail physically or verbally, from in- ² + vehī to be carried, ride

Example Sentences

Sunday's Politico Playbook column inveighed against the “Call Her Daddy” announcement along with the rest of Harris’ scheduled appearances this week, declaring that Harris is “still largely avoiding the media.”

From Salon

“America needs good men,” Republican Sen. Josh Hawley inveighed in a 2021 speech at the National Conservatism Conference titled “The Future of the American Man.”

From Salon

Department of Justice pin clasped to his lapel — inveighed against Huizar for abusing “his power to use City Hall as his personal ATM.”

From Los Angeles Times

Why wouldn’t Biden and the Democrats not inveigh against the real dangers presented by Trump’s severe cognitive decline?

From Salon

Humans’ selective solicitude for endangered species was well illustrated by George F. Will in a 2017 Washington Post column inveighing against the Endangered Species Act.

From Los Angeles Times