diatribe
Plural: diatribes
Noun
- A bitter and abusive verbal attack or criticism.
- thunderous verbal attack
- An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
- A prolonged discourse; a long-winded speech.
Examples
- After losing, he launched into a DIATRIBE about the unfair distribution of vowels.
- The senator was prone to diatribes which could go on for more than an hour.
Origin / Etymology
First attested 1581, borrowed from French diatribe, from Latin diatriba (“learned discussion or discourse”), from Ancient Greek διατριβή (diatribḗ, “way of spending time, lecture”), from διά (diá, “through”) + τρίβω (tríbō, “I waste, wear out”)
Synonyms
fulmination, admonition, condemnation, diatribe, dithyramb, harangue, impugnation, j'accuse, jeremiad, philippic, polemic, rant, screed, slanging match, tirade
Scrabble Score: 11
diatribe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddiatribe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
diatribe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary