Diatribe
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noun.
A bitter, abusive denunciation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Same as
diatribe
noun.
A continued discourse or disputation.
noun.
Specifically
noun.
A bitter and violent criticism; a strain of invective.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
An abusive, bitter
denunciation
.
noun.
A prolonged discourse.
noun.
A speech or writing which bitterly denounces something.
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noun.
thunderous verbal attack
Word Usage
"This diatribe is about adding some balance to the world of programming."
Form
diatribal
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
denouncement
denunciation
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
billingsgate
declamation
denunciation
digressions
drivel
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Philippic
abuse
address
after-dinner speech
allocution