Inveigh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

complain bitterly

speak against in an impassioned manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈeɪ/.

Examples

he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

declaim rail

Parts of Speech

verb	complain bitterly
verb	speak against in an impassioned manner “he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society”

Word Forms

declamation

noun

vehement oratory

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

invectiver

se plaindre amèrement

🇪🇸Spanish

atacar verbalmente

quejarse amargamente

🇮🇹Italian

inveire

lamentarsi amaramente

🇳🇱Dutch

invegen

bitter klagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

investigar

reclamar amargamente

🇷🇺Russian

ругать

горько жаловаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आक्रमण करना

कड़वी शिकायत करो

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুসন্ধান

তিক্তভাবে অভিযোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆய்வு

கசப்புடன் புகார்

🇮🇳Telugu

విచారించు

తీవ్రంగా ఫిర్యాదు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तपासणे

कडवटपणे तक्रार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તપાસ

કડવી ફરિયાદ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸು

ಕಟುವಾಗಿ ದೂರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്വേഷിക്കുക

കയ്പോടെ പരാതിപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਂਚ

ਕੌੜੀ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفتیش

تلخ شکایت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

责备

苦苦抱怨

🇯🇵Japanese

調査する

激しく不平を言う

🇰🇷Korean

통탄하다

심하게 불평하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hỏi thăm

phàn nàn cay đắng

🇹🇭Thai

ใส่ข้อมูล

บ่นอย่างขมขื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

melancarkan kecaman yg keras

mengeluh dengan getir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينتقد

يشكو بمرارة

🇮🇷Persian

تحقیق کنید

شکایت تلخ

🇹🇷Turkish

ağırlaşmak

acı bir şekilde şikayet etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחקור

להתלונן במרירות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inveigh'?

The primary meaning of 'inveigh' is 'complain bitterly'.

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Using 'inveigh' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inveigh' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inveigh' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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