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- DictionaryDi·a·tribe/ˈdīəˌtrīb/
noun
- 1. a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something: "a diatribe against the Roman Catholic Church"
The meaning of DIATRIBE is a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing. How to use diatribe in a sentence. History of Diatribe
DIATRIBE definition: 1. an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticizes something or someone: 2. an angry…. Learn more.
Diatribe definition: a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism. See examples of DIATRIBE used in a sentence.
It's pretty overwhelming when you ask your friend a seemingly innocuous question, like "Do you like hot dogs?" and she unleashes a diatribe about the evils of eating meat. A diatribe is an angry, critical speech.
DIATRIBE meaning: 1. an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticizes something or someone: 2. an angry…. Learn more.
diatribe. ( ˈdaɪəˌtraɪb) n. a bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation. [C16: from Latin diatriba learned debate, from Greek diatribē discourse, pastime, from diatribein to while away, from dia- + tribein to rub]
diatribe (against somebody/something) a long and angry speech or piece of writing attacking and criticizing somebody/something. He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation.
A diatribe is an angry speech or article which is extremely critical of someone's ideas or activities.
Diatribe definition: a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism. See examples of DIATRIBE used in a sentence.
noun. diatribes. A bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A prolonged discourse. Wiktionary. A speech or writing which bitterly denounces something. The senator was prone to diatribes which could go on for more than an hour.