Definition of TIRADE

tirade

Plural: tirades

Noun

  • A long, angry, critical speech.
  • a speech of violent denunciation
  • A long, angry or violent speech.
  • A section of verse concerning a single theme.

Verb

  • To make a long, angry or violent speech, a tirade.

Examples

  • After his opponent challenged a valid word, he launched into a TIRADE about unfair play.

Origin / Etymology

From French tirade (“monologue, speech, tirade”).

Scrabble Score: 7

tirade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tirade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tirade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

tirade: valid Words With Friends Word