tirade
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7.7
- noun
- /taɪˈreɪd/
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diatriba
- The driver and conductor of the tram let fly a tirade of insults.
- an anti-American tirade
And 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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8.9
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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9.9
People say very angry insulting words to attack someone
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9.9
A loud angry speech that attacks a person or idea
A long angry piece of writing or speech that strongly criticizes something
A long angry speech that criticizes someone or 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.