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DEYE-uh-tryb/ˈdaɪətraɪb/

A diatribe is a bitter, angry, and often lengthy verbal attack: a public diatribe, launch a diatribe. Rant is everyday; heat on a slide does not fill an empty n.

Meaning

A bitter, angry, and often lengthy verbal attack.

Examples

• “A diatribe on a slide does not fill an empty n.”
• “Rant is everyday. Tirade is the close twin. Heat is tone. A cell is a count. Put the number in; then keep the heat if the finding still stands.”

Good to know

A bitter verbal attack. Everyday: rant. Heat ≠ a filled n.

Near in meaning

tirade, rant, invective

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