diatribe

Word family

di·a·tribe /ˈdaɪətraɪb/ noun [countableC] formal

CRITICIZEa long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely 长篇抨击，檄文

diatribe against

a diatribe against contemporary American civilization

对当代美国文明的猛烈抨击

Examples from the Corpus

diatribe• I read message after message spouting racist doctrines, discriminatory diatribes and personal attacks.• And judging by the prodigious pile of diatribes posted in the last year, a lot of folks are taking advantage.• They substitute character attack and personal diatribe for principled debate and discussion of the issues.• Merton has a previously undreamed of knack of the one-minute, long-winded trainspotter diatribe.

Origin diatribe

(1500-1600) Latin diatriba, from Greek diatribe “enjoyable activity, speech”, from diatribein “to pass time”

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Corpus

BNC: 21388 COCA: 19083

diatribe

Criticisms and accusations: criticism, attack, reproach...