tirade
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- noun
- /taɪˈreɪd/
- The driver and conductor of the tram let fly a tirade of insults.
- an anti-American tirade
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Watch on YouTubeAnd they felt particularly bad because Lennox Lewis was getting this non-stop tirade from Tyson.
- And they felt particularly bad because Lennox Lewis was getting this non-stop tirade from Tyson.
- Elon's tirade at the New York Times Deal Book Summit this week may not have been entirely necessary.
- Enough so the possibility of activating the blame shifting tirade in the narcissist is minimized.
- But I don't want to launch myself down that tirade again.
- You will be subjected to a tirade of how could you, that you're selfish or greedy or ungrateful, that you're might even be narcissistic.
Examples
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That's when Frank folded his arms, turned to me, and went into his tirade about the operation.
Fiction book (2001) -
Are you concerned at all about Congressman Baxter's tirade and the adverse effects it may have on your bill?
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Do we really have to hear your whole tirade over and over again?
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And the point of your little tirade is...
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You have anything to say for yourself before I launch into my tirade?
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You call that public tirade subtle?
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I apologize for the tirade.
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I didn't ask for a tirade.
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Again and again, he interrupted cabinet meetings to launch a tirade against one newspaper printer or another.
Academic text (1997) -
During the meeting, he launched into a lengthy tirade about the company's poor management.
Synonyms
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8.5
A long angry attack in words against someone or something
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8.8
Angry words that strongly insult someone
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9.5
A long angry piece of writing or speech that criticizes something
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A long angry speech that attacks a person or their ideas
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8.2
A strong public attack in speech or writing that criticizes someone
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People say very angry insulting words to attack someone
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A loud angry speech that attacks a person or idea
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9.9
A long angry speech that criticizes someone or something
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8.3
A long angry piece of writing or speech that strongly criticizes something
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tirade comes from the Italian tirata, from tirare meaning 'to pull'. Think of someone 'pulling out' a long, angry string of words — that's why a tirade is a long, angry speech.