Synonyms for mempsis

Most common

complaint · reproach · invective

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A figure of speech expressing complaint or seeking help or redress for a wrong or grievance.

   1675, Thomas Cock, Miscelanea medica: "A mannerly condescension as this would have better become mempsis than an unmanly disdain."

Example sentences

• complaint I don't want to hear another complaint about you.
• reproach Don't reproach him; he has mental health problems.
• invective Her so-called essay was actually an invective against the entire academy.

By length

8 letters

reproach²

9 letters

complaint², invective³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reproach² = 2 syllables).