diatribe[noun]Synonyms: tirade, harangue, jeremiad, philippic
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
di‧a‧tribe /ˈdaɪətraɪb/
noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: diatriba, from Greek diatribe 'enjoyable activity, speech', from diatribein 'to pass time']
a long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely
diatribe against
a diatribe against contemporary American civilization [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲