Difference between Inveigh and Declaim

What is the difference between Inveigh and Declaim?

Inveigh as a verb is to declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; while Declaim as a verb is to object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.

Inveigh

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; (with against) as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse.

Declaim

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.

We hope you now know whether to use Inveigh or Declaim in your sentence.

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