diatribe

Meaning

1. An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
2. A prolonged discourse; a long-winded speech.

Synonyms

tirade

fulmination

rant

commentary

criticism

critism

decrial

denunciation

fire

🔥

flack

flak

grading

harangue

lampoon

notice

rap

reflection

review

revilement

scorch

attack

👊

setdown

blast

castigation

Translations

diatribe

diatribe

diatriba

diatriba

Hetzrede

Schmährede

διατριβή

harangue

arringa

concione

smaadschrift

tirade

smaadrede

scheldkanonade

diatribe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/

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”)