broadside
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/
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diatriba
- Training less fire on Gingrich at this debate than at previous ones, Santorum turned his attention to Romney with a sustained broadside against Romneycare.
And so can you comment on that broadside attack against Trump?
- And so can you comment on that broadside attack against Trump?
Examples
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It's a polemic... a broadside against many things, violence perpetuated on women in specific.
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In announcing his opposition to the administration's welfare proposal, Moynihan unleashed a scathing broadside against PBJI.
Academic text (2006) -
And so can you comment on that broadside attack against Trump?
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So it's a, it's a, it's a full on broadside attack on liberal democracy.
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I know this is a rather harsh broadside, but it's meant to be constructive.
Blog text (31) -
I refer to Howard Dean's broadside against the bill.
Blog text (34) -
Opponents and defenders of Chagnon exchanged bitter broadsides.
Academic text (2003) -
I have conflicted feelings about George Allen's broadside on Tim Kaine over the federal jobs that could be lost if we do not get a budget.
Blog text (10) -
In their introductory essay to A Catalogue of Crime in 1971, Barzun and Taylor fired their broadside in favor of preserving mystery fiction in its classical form.
Fiction book (2001) -
After his very public broadside against his employer, he waited for a reaction.
Synonyms
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6.7
A pointed remark meant to hurt or criticize
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7.7
A long angry speech that criticizes someone or something
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8.5
A long angry attack in words against someone or something
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6.8
A strong public attack in words on someone or something
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7.7
A sharp remark that humiliates someone in an argument
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9.3
A sharp insulting remark about someone or their actions
A long angry speech that criticizes someone or something
A very harsh and angry comment meant to hurt someone
Very harsh comments that make someone feel hurt
A remark that is harsh and meant to hurt someone's feelings
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Broadside as a strong verbal attack comes from the naval image of a heavy gun attack from a ship's wide side, so a spoken or written broadside is a powerful, public criticism.