inveigh

[US]/ɪnˈveɪ/
[UK]/ɪnˈveɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. criticar ou reclamar com raiva; atacar; atacar veementemente
Phrase: invejar contra/sobre
Word Forms
Passado simplesinveighed
Terceira pessoa do singularinveighs
Pluralinveighs
Particípio passadoinveighed
Gerúndioinveighing

Phrases & Collocations

inveigh against

inveir contra

inveighing rhetoric

retórica de inveição

publicly inveighs

inveja publicamente

inveighing against corruption

inveir contra a corrupção

Example Sentences

Marx inveighed against the evils of the property-owning classes.

Marx criticava os males das classes detentoras de propriedades.

The poisons generated by remorse inveigh against the system, and eventually produce marked physical deterioration.

Os venenos gerados pela remorso se insurgem contra o sistema e, eventualmente, produzem um deterioramento físico marcante.

She would often inveigh against the injustices of the world.

Ela frequentemente criticava as injustiças do mundo.

The politician likes to inveigh against corruption in the government.

O político gosta de criticar a corrupção no governo.

He would inveigh against his boss's unfair treatment of employees.

Ele frequentemente criticava o tratamento injusto de funcionários por parte de seu chefe.

The activist inveighed against the destruction of the environment.

A ativista criticava a destruição do meio ambiente.

The professor inveighed against plagiarism in academic writing.

O professor criticava o plágio na escrita acadêmica.

She inveighed against the lack of diversity in the workplace.

Ela criticava a falta de diversidade no local de trabalho.

The journalist inveighed against censorship of the media.

O jornalista criticava a censura da mídia.

He would often inveigh against the government's economic policies.

Ele frequentemente criticava as políticas econômicas do governo.

The activist inveighed against human rights violations in the country.

A ativista criticava as violações dos direitos humanos no país.

She inveighed against the lack of affordable housing in the city.

Ela criticava a falta de moradia acessível na cidade.

Real-world Examples

They inveighed against cruel criminal laws and unsanitary prisons.

Eles criticaram asperamente as leis criminais cruéis e as prisões insalubres.

Source: American history

He is a true-blue Southern Baptist who inveighs against gay marriage and abortion from the pulpit, but also displays a gift for passionate, humorous preaching that has its roots in his past as a street minister.

Ele é um batista sulista genuíno que critica veementemente o casamento gay e o aborto do púlpito, mas também demonstra um talento para a pregação apaixonada e bem-humorada que tem suas raízes em seu passado como ministro de rua.

Source: The Economist - International

His voice at once distinct and deep was fraught with all the terrors of the Tempest, while He inveighed against the vices of humanity, and described the punishments reserved for them in a future state.

Sua voz, ao mesmo tempo distinta e profunda, estava carregada de todos os terrores da Tempestade, enquanto ele criticava asperamente os vícios da humanidade e descrevia as punições reservadas para eles em um estado futuro.

Source: Monk (Part 1)

He deprecated polygamy, but he saw no reason to inveigh against the prevalent fondness for the tangatse berry, to which were ascribed medicinal properties, but which was chiefly popular because its effects were those of a mild narcotic.

Ele desaprovava a poligamia, mas não via razão para criticar asperamente a afeição generalizada pela baga tangatse, à qual eram atribuídas propriedades medicinais, mas que era principalmente popular porque seus efeitos eram os de um narcótico leve.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

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