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inveigh
in·veigh I0213600 (ĭn-vā′)intr.v. in·veighed, in·veigh·ing, in·veighs To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently.
[Latin invehī, to attack with words, inveigh against, passive of invehere, to carry in : in-, in; see in-2 + vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
in·veigh′er n.inveigh (ɪnˈveɪ) vb (foll by: against) to speak with violent or invective language; rail[C15: from Latin invehī, literally: to be carried in, hence, assail physically or verbally, from in-2 + vehī to be carried, ride] inˈveigher nin•veigh (ɪnˈveɪ)
v.i. to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usu. fol. by against): to inveigh against isolationism. [1480–90; < Latin invehī to attack with words =in- in-2 + vehī, pass. of vehere to ride, drive (compare wain)] in•veigh′er, n. inveigh
Past participle: inveighed
Gerund: inveighing
| Present |
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| I inveigh | | you inveigh | | he/she/it inveighs | | we inveigh | | you inveigh | | they inveigh |
| Preterite |
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| I inveighed | | you inveighed | | he/she/it inveighed | | we inveighed | | you inveighed | | they inveighed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am inveighing | | you are inveighing | | he/she/it is inveighing | | we are inveighing | | you are inveighing | | they are inveighing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have inveighed | | you have inveighed | | he/she/it has inveighed | | we have inveighed | | you have inveighed | | they have inveighed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was inveighing | | you were inveighing | | he/she/it was inveighing | | we were inveighing | | you were inveighing | | they were inveighing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had inveighed | | you had inveighed | | he/she/it had inveighed | | we had inveighed | | you had inveighed | | they had inveighed |
| Future |
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| I will inveigh | | you will inveigh | | he/she/it will inveigh | | we will inveigh | | you will inveigh | | they will inveigh |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have inveighed | | you will have inveighed | | he/she/it will have inveighed | | we will have inveighed | | you will have inveighed | | they will have inveighed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be inveighing | | you will be inveighing | | he/she/it will be inveighing | | we will be inveighing | | you will be inveighing | | they will be inveighing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been inveighing | | you have been inveighing | | he/she/it has been inveighing | | we have been inveighing | | you have been inveighing | | they have been inveighing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been inveighing | | you will have been inveighing | | he/she/it will have been inveighing | | we will have been inveighing | | you will have been inveighing | | they will have been inveighing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been inveighing | | you had been inveighing | | he/she/it had been inveighing | | we had been inveighing | | you had been inveighing | | they had been inveighing |
| Conditional |
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| I would inveigh | | you would inveigh | | he/she/it would inveigh | | we would inveigh | | you would inveigh | | they would inveigh |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have inveighed | | you would have inveighed | | he/she/it would have inveighed | | we would have inveighed | | you would have inveighed | | they would have inveighed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | inveigh - complain bitterlyrailkvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" | | 2. | inveigh - speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"declaimprotest - utter words of protest |
inveighverbTo express opposition, often by argument:challenge, demur, except, expostulate, object, protest, remonstrate.Informal: kick, squawk.Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception.Translationsinveigh
inveigh against (someone or something)To berate or verbally attack someone or something. Didn't you hear the boss screaming at me yesterday? He really inveighed against me for coming into the meeting late. Uncle Ed is always inveighing against taxes, no matter what the actual topic of conversation is.See also: inveighinveigh against someone or somethingto attack someone or something verbally. Why must you always inveigh against Dan whenever I mention his name? Stop inveighing against the government all the time.See also: inveighinveigh
Related to inveigh: adequate, indubitably, inveigh againstSynonyms for inveighverb to express opposition, often by argumentSynonyms- challenge
- demur
- except
- expostulate
- object
- protest
- remonstrate
- kick
- squawk
Synonyms for inveighverb complain bitterlySynonymsRelated Words- kvetch
- plain
- quetch
- complain
- sound off
- kick
verb speak against in an impassioned mannerSynonymsRelated Words |