diatribe
Meanings
Plural: diatribes
Noun
- thunderous verbal attack
- An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
- A prolonged discourse; a long-winded speech.
Origin / 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”)
Synonyms
admonition, condemnation, diatribe, dithyramb, fulmination, harangue, impugnation, j'accuse, jeremiad, philippic, polemic, rant, screed, slanging match, tirade
Scrabble Score: 11
diatribe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddiatribe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
diatribe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary