Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A bitter, abusive denunciation.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as diatribe
- n. A continued discourse or disputation.
- n. Specifically.
- n. A bitter and violent criticism; a strain of invective.
Wiktionary
- n. An abusive, bitter denunciation.
- n. A prolonged discourse.
- n. A speech or writing which bitterly denounces something.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic.
WordNet 3.0
- n. thunderous verbal attack
Etymologies
- Latin diatriba, learned discourse, from Greek diatribē, pastime, lecture, from diatrībein, to consume, wear away : dia-, intensive pref.; see dia- + trībein, to rub; see terə-1 in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“This diatribe is about adding some balance to the world of programming.”
“It sets me apart while it declares that I'm a member of a group - and I guess that the end point of this diatribe is as follows: these days, (a).”
“This diatribe is about companies with lousy customer service.”
“Although Canzano's diatribe is not really worthy of a response, I've blacked out the child's face on this blog.”
“The ratio of insightful comment to shrill diatribe is about one in ten.”
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“With that in the background, Myley Cyrus has launched an attack against peope who slag others online, and given her a huge popularity with teenage girls, her mini-diatribe is likely do some good.”
“No, what incites this diatribe is those four words of putative explanation: '' I made a mistake. '”
“For what it is, Todd's C-SPAN diatribe is scathing!”
The Washington Post: David Arquette? The subtle art of the C-SPAN breakup
“Your diatribe is filled with so many distortions that I will not even attempt to refute them.”
Think Progress » 170 House Republicans rebuff Steele by voting to ban RNC’s ‘Census’ mailer.
“I am sure this diatribe is going to play well in the coal mining states.”
Think Progress » Rush Lies Again: ‘There Were Union Workers’ At Non-Union Mine Explosion
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘diatribe’.
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G[r]eek
A collection of words found in English that are either purely Greek or have Greek etymology.
Please add with caution and certainty. Will be regularly updated by me.etymology, philosophy, laconic, disharmony, patriarchic, archaic, phlogiston, aether, aeon, angel, arachnid, rhythm and 322 more...
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4084 more...
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Talk Talk
Words for Talking
squawk, gab, chatter, chitchat, blab, prattle, blather, discuss, hector, plead, cajole, harangue and 189 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 1073 more...
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Words build meanings from origins( etymology )
These come from gamma meditation ,I think.
discursive, exogenous, machinations, purportedly, sumptuous, congruity, cantankerous, incongruous, festoon, hessian, ratiocinative, stratigraphic and 837 more...
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Utilitous wordies
screed, harangue, admonish, rigmarole, amphigory, tirade, diatribe, chide, animadversion, rant, eschew, debunk and 9 more...
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In provocation
When exasperated, vexed or distressed.
bunkum, pananxiety, hokum, odor of sanctity, facade of strength, bumpkin, sardonic, Philistine, Vandal, dilettante, acerbic, acrid and 11 more...
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February 2012
filiopietistic, bifurcate, enclave, wedlock, decadent, unduly, defunct, lapel, tumescent, capitulation, leaden, scintilla and 83 more...
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Ecology
apishamore, argonaut, latent, unbacked, dichotomy, noctilucent, assoil, animalcule, succinct, vespertine, crozzle, vermilion and 13 more...
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Insulting
petit-bourgeois, impudent, brazenfaced, raise a giant fin..., dripping from the..., virulent, diatribe, vitriolic, failure pile in a...
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