Definition of tirade
: a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
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Examples of tirade in a Sentence
He went into a tirade about the failures of the government.
The coach directed a tirade at the team after the loss.
Recent Examples of tirade from the Web
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Complaints were also mounting that Hybels had become a bully, often accosting employees with verbal tirades, Schmidt recalled.
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Between detailing his plans to tunnel under Los Angeles, the ongoing struggle to build the Tesla Model 3, and an epic Twitter tirade slamming the media, the high-profile CEO kept America’s transportation reporters chained to their desks.
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Recently, the rapper and producer has been in the news for controversial public tirades about politics.
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Musk’s most recent tirade is both a reaction to and an example of the downside to fame and fortune: your bad news earns just as much coverage as your good.
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Shortly after Schlossberg’s restaurant rant went viral, more videos emerged of him going on similar tirades.
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Some of it was the doing of Ms. Barr, whose Twitter feed had long mixed conservative tirades and conspiracy theories.
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The Red Sox threw at Machado several times, including one time at Fenway in which hard-throwing lefty Chris Sale threw behind Machado, who followed with a postgame tirade on the Red Sox.
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The lawyer's brief tirade prompted the officials to send a letter on Thursday to a disciplinary committee that oversees lawyers in the state.
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Origin and Etymology of tirade
French, shot, tirade, from Middle French, from Old Italian tirata, from tirare to draw, shoot
tirade Synonyms
Near Antonyms
encomium, eulogy, panegyric, rhapsody, tribute;
acclaim, acclamation, accolade, citation, homage, honor, praise;
approval, blessing, commendation, endorsement (also indorsement), sanction;
Related Words
assault, attack, broadside, invective, lambasting, lashing, tongue-lashing, vituperation;
berating, chewing out, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof;
abuse, castigation, censure, condemnation, denunciation;
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