invective.

Strongly abusive or insulting language directed at someone.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• political invective
• stream of invective

On the page

The reply dissolved into invective.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, atmosphere, interpretation. Commonness: uncommon.