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 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 Trump’s social media feed and rhetoric overflow with racist diatribes. — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 After reading your recent diatribe likening Bo Nix’s ankle, Cale Makar’s shoulder and Nathan MacKinnon’s knee to a Billy Goat-esque jinx, my fingers almost fell off from playing the world’s smallest violin for hours on end. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 May 2026 Moreno-Gama was arrested Friday morning by San Francisco police officers, who recovered a copy of his anti-AI diatribe, a kerosene jug and a lighter, according to the criminal complaint. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 Apr. 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
  • Egypt coach Hossam Hassan launched a furious tirade after Argentina staged a spectacular comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the round of 16.
    — James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • After France knocked out Paraguay in this year’s World Cup, Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla launched her own racist tirade attacking Mbappé and his national identity.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of tirade
Noun
  • While a ground operation would be complex, the ISIS report pointed out several possible avenues for attack.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • That case focused mostly on the details of the knife attack itself; the federal one delves more into questions of motive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of attack
Noun
  • 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
  • The jeremiads against gambling as a corrupting influence have conveniently quieted.
    — Made by History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of jeremiad
Noun
  • By March’s Miami Open, Pospisil’s rant epitomized how the players — the stars who bring in the revenues — were reaching a breaking point.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Take this soon-to-be mom who wrote a rant on Reddit after her mother posted a photo of her ultrasound on her Facebook page—without asking permission first.
    — Parents, Parents, 25 July 2026
Definition of rant
Noun
  • However, criticism comes with the territory for quarterbacks, and Madsen has faced his share — mostly over his size and arm strength.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026
  • The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of criticism
Noun
  • Campaign signs are plastered across the district, town halls have been hosted, endorsements bestowed, Sunday sermons preached.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Hamilton gave a sermon at Obama’s second inaugural prayer service in 2013.
    — Matthew Kelly July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of sermon
Noun
  • Volunteer to guest lecture, work with the career office, and show up at career expos.
    — Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In one 2018 lecture for the American Association of Political Consultants, Taylor described political candidates as akin to readymades, referencing Duchamp’s famed invention, which includes Fountain (1917), a porcelain urinal–cum–sculpture.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 July 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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