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diatribe
[ dahy-uh-trahyb ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌtraɪb /
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noun
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator.
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Origin of diatribe
1575–85; <Latin diatriba<Greek diatribḗ pastime, study, discourse, derivative of diatríbein to rub away (dia-dia- + tríbein to rub)
Words nearby diatribe
diatomic, diatomite, diatonic, diatonicism, diatreme, diatribe, diatropism, Diaz, Díaz de Bivar, Díaz del Castillo, Díaz de Vivar
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British Dictionary definitions for diatribe
diatribe
/ (ˈdaɪəˌtraɪb) /
noun
a bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation
Word Origin for diatribe
C16: from Latin diatriba learned debate, from Greek diatribē discourse, pastime, from diatribein to while away, from dia- + tribein to rub
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