diatribe

noun

ˈdī-ə-ˌtrīb How to pronounce diatribe (audio)
Definition of diatribenext
as in tirade
a long angry speech or scolding he was forced to sit through a long diatribe after he came home late once too often

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Recent Examples of diatribe In his on-court diatribe, Pospisil threatened to sue the tour; the ATP threatened to fine him thousands of dollars. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026 From sunburn complications to being on the receiving end of a Whitney Duncan diatribe, Cochran went through the reality TV wringer twice and lived to tell the tale. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 On Wednesday night, Kennedy responded to the report with an 871-word diatribe on social media against the reporter, veteran journalist Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and the Times. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026 Last year, Karp went on a week-long diatribe mocking investors who sold their shares in the company, as Palantir’s stock price dipped by over 11 percent. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for diatribe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diatribe
  1. tirade
  2. attack
  3. jeremiad
  4. rant
  5. criticism
  6. sermon
  7. lecture
  8. harangue
Noun
  • Ananberg-Poma posted on Instagram the night of the attack, remaining defiant despite Montes’ tirade.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Her scrolled embroideries have since been described as tirades, rants, and screeds—no horses or cables, just the language pummeling the eye.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of tirade
Noun
  • Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones targeting military industries and energy facilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Weeks of Iranian drone and missile attacks on the UAE earlier this year, the vast majority of which were intercepted, sparked tensions among locals and hammered the country's tourism and aviation industry.
    — Jenni Reid,Emma Graham, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of attack
Noun
  • Kelaidis reads their popularity as evidence that historical scholarship has become a kind of liberal jeremiad, offering moral reassurance through historical analogy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • The question, of course, is what we are supposed to do with these bourgeois jeremiads against bourgeois civilization, beyond enjoying them as high-end primal-scream therapy.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of jeremiad
Noun
  • Pay attention to the angry rant from last week about the missing coffee maker, but ignore the five-star review from 2019.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But then there was a twist in Williams’ thinking, as the eight-minute bathroom rant continued.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of rant
Noun
  • The decision quickly drew criticism from cattle industry organizations.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • As someone who counsels and advocates for people who have been convicted of the worst crimes imaginable, Hood often faces criticism from the victims’ families.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticism
Noun
  • She was schooled in The African Methodist Pocket Hymn Book and the word-power of sermons.
    — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In his sermon, Graham spoke directly to the shooting that took place.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sermon
Noun
  • Asking about being alone with a Haitian, for instance, prompted a quick lecture on resisting the forces of prejudice.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But Wolff says the food patterns children see at home tend to stick, which is why parents modeling nutritious choices can carry more weight than any lecture.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of lecture
Noun
  • Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Americans were prepared for a lecture from Russia’s longtime foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is well known for his tedious harangues.
    — Michael Crowley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of harangue

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