inveigh

UK/ɪnˈveɪ/

inveigh verb: to complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism.

Verb

inveigh (third-person singular simple present inveighs, present participle inveighing, simple past and past participle inveighed)

(intransitive, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
- Very largely haue I inueighed againſt this vice [gluttony] elſvvhere, vvherefore heere I vvill truſſe it vp more ſurcinct;^([sic – meaning succinct]) […]1593, Tho[mas] Nashe, Christs Teares Over Ierusalem. […], London: […] Iames Roberts, and are to be solde by Andrewe Wise, […], →OCLC, folio 76, verso
- He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
Synonyms:

invect
(obsolete, transitive) To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.
- He is a Spirit, that inveighs away a Man from himself, undertakes great Matters for him, and after fells him for a Slave.a. 1681 (date written), Samuel Butler, edited by R[obert] Thyer, The Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr. Samuel Butler, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] J[acob] and...

ڈپٹنا, سخت برا بھلا کہنا

তীব্র প্রতিবাদ করা, কড়া সমালোচনা করা

declaim, fulminate, protest: ആക്ഷേപിക്കുക, ചീത്തപറയുക, ദുഷിച്ചുപറയുക, ഭർഭിക്കുക, പ്രതിഷേധിക്കുക, ഗർജ്ജിക്കുക

He inveighed at great length at what he called Mr.1860, William Cullen Bryant, letter, 14 Sep 1860
Only last week, three aggressively written pamphlets crossed my desk inveighing against the euro.1999 September 26, Will Hutton, “A pox on euro sceptics”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN...
After the President, in a press conference in late June, inveighed against tax breaks for corporate jets, the industry quickly insisted that such a change would cost jobs.2011 August 18, Elizabeth Drew, “What were they thinking?”, in New York Review of Books:
He [Donald Trump] declared his independence from a reviled status quo by inveighing in blunt and occasionally vulgar terms about "stupid" leaders weakening America.2016 February 9, Jonathan Martin, Patrick Healy, “Trump and [Bernie] Sanders capture New Hampshire primaries”, in Anchorage Daily News...

third-person singular present	inveighs
present participle	inveighing
past participle	inveighed
past	inveighed
alternative form (dated)	enveigh

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

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What does inveigh mean?: Inveigh means to complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism.
What is inveigh in Urdu?: Inveigh in Urdu is ڈپٹنا, سخت برا بھلا کہنا. See Inveigh meaning in Urdu.
How do you use inveigh in a sentence?: He inveighed at great length at what he called Mr.
What part of speech is inveigh?: Inveigh is a verb.
How do you pronounce inveigh?: Inveigh is pronounced /ɪnˈveɪ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of inveigh?: The past tense of inveigh is inveighed.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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