diatribe

[ dahy-uh-trahyb ]

/ ˈdaɪ əˌtraɪb /

a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator.

Origin of diatribe

1575–85; < Latin diatriba < Greek diatribḗ pastime, study, discourse, derivative of diatríbein to rub away ( dia- dia- + tríbein to rub)

tirade, harangue.

But his diatribe in The Hague got him just the sort of international attention he wanted.

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What the diatribe lacked in grammatical proficiency, it made up for in drama.

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But Klein has now unleashed a very public Facebook diatribe against the board.

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But every day that passes without his diatribe appearing shows he has lost out in the struggle for his homelands future.

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Although Stubbes wrote with exceeding bitterness and party bias, he had some warrant for his diatribe.

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This diatribe was not the first occasion on which the conqueror had proved that he was no gentleman.

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Renard did not notice my silence, however, but continued his diatribe.

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Seyd concluded a diatribe on the Mexican mozo in general while they were dressing.

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Miss Norsham paid little attention to the latter portion of this diatribe.

The Bishop's Secret |Fergus Hume

diatribe

/ (ˈdaɪəˌtraɪb) /

a bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation

C16: from Latin diatriba learned debate, from Greek diatribē discourse, pastime, from diatribein to while away, from dia- + tribein to rub