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Dictionary: in·veigh   (ĭn-vā') pronunciation
intr.v., -veighed, -veigh·ing, -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.]

inveigher in·veigh'er n.

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verb

    To express opposition, often by argument: challenge, demur, except, expostulate, object, protest, remonstrate. Informal kick, squawk. Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception. See support/oppose.

Antonyms: inveigh
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v

Definition: blame, denounce
Antonyms: flatter, praise, support


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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: complain bitterly
  Synonym: rail

Meaning #2: speak against, in an impassioned manner
  Synonym: declaim


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skælde ud på, rase mod

Nederlands (Dutch)
krachtig protesteren

Français (French)
v. intr. - fulminer

Deutsch (German)
v. - schimpfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταφέρομαι

Italiano (Italian)
inveire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - protestar fortemente com palavras

Русский (Russian)
поносить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - vituperar, lanzar invectivas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fara ut mot, okväda, smäda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
猛烈抨击, 痛骂, 强烈抗议

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 猛烈抨擊, 痛罵, 強烈抗議

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 통렬히 비난하다, 심하게 매도하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ののしる, 激しく非難する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يندد ب, يهاجم بعنف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮כתב או דיבר מתוך איבה גדולה‬


 
 
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