defense vs invective

defense

noun
  • The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury. 

  • Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military. 

  • A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. 

  • The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding. 

  • The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case. 

  • The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense. 

invective

noun
  • A severe or violent censure or reproach. 

  • Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another. 

  • A harsh or reproachful accusation. 

  • An expression which inveighs or rails against a person. 

adj
  • Characterized by invection or railing. 

How often have the words defense and invective occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )