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diatribe Definition


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diatribe
noun
    1. A bitter or abusive critical attack in speech or writing.
      Thesaurus: tirade, castigation, upbraiding, denunciation, harangue, vituperation, onslaught, broadside, philippic; Antonym: praise.
Etymology: 19c in this sense; 16c, meaning ‘a discourse': Greek, meaning ‘a discourse'.



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