inveigh

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
2. (obsolete, transitive) To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.

Synonyms

rail

scold

declaim

revile

berate

harangue

blast

bawl out

swear at

abuse

chastise

chide

clobber

comb

curse

darn

drub

excoriate

get after

get at

growl

haze

jump on

mag

🔍

miscall

objurgate

pillory

row

scorch

skin

slander

slang

strafe

swear

take apart

tee off

throw up

throw mud at

give someone hell

twit

vituperate

whip

attack verbally

be at

comb down

come down on

declaim against

have words

inveigh against

lay someone out

Translations

schelden

inveire

çıkışmak

schimpfen

beschimpfen

losziehen

abbürsten

ausmachen

schelten

striegeln

zusammenscheißen

giften

anscheißen

hunzen

rügen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈveɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invehō (“bring in, carry in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). Compare vehicle, invective.