diatribe
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈdaɪəˌtraɪb/
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diatriba
- At first blush, the book appears to be a diatribe against the Muslim enemy.
- anti-diatribe
- racist diatribe
- launched a diatribe
I love how people like, do these things and go on diatribes like I have to.
- I love how people like, do these things and go on diatribes like I have to.
- We'll start with Moss, since he just, he finished the great little diatribe there.
- Yelling at other people, demanding that people listen to your one sided diatribe, throwing stuff, blaming other people.
- The first part is what we call a diatribe, which is a rhetorical speech against something.
- And if I could clone them and raise them myself to continue to produce glorious libertarian diatribes, I absolutely would.
- And if you want, throw some questions in there because I'll wrap up my little, my little, my little diatribe here.
- And then Sean Strickland goes on this diatribe about how he would how he would make him see his own blood before turning his mind off for good.
- The other side of that is a kind of hatred and diatribe more or less secret.
- So, so it very much is along the lines of something like a old fashioned diatribe.
Examples
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The 1997 diatribe The Plot to Demonize China, for instance, clearly sought to support the party.
Academic text (1999) -
The whole letter is in fact a diatribe against allowing the German people a voice in government.
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Folks, let me get on a little diatribe here for a second.
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The other side of that is a kind of hatred and diatribe more or less secret.
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The first part is what we call a diatribe, which is a rhetorical speech against something.
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Sancho's diatribe against them perhaps reflects an attitude of the of the times.
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I have been accused of using this column to direct bitter diatribes at the opposite sex.
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Despite this diatribe, Rousseau's dream of a free democratic society persisted among the French.
Fiction book (1991) -
In 1955, Roy Macridis launched a diatribe against traditional comparative politics.
Academic text (1999) -
The politician's speech turned into a diatribe against the new law, criticizing its negative impact on the community.
Synonyms
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9.5
Bitter, angry language that attacks people
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7.7
A long angry speech that criticizes someone or something
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8.8
Angry words that strongly insult someone
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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 speech that criticizes someone or something
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Etymology
Diatribe comes from old Greek parts dia- ('through') and tribein ('to rub' or 'wear away'). So a diatribe is a long, angry speech that tries to 'wear down' or attack someone.