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diatribe

[ dahy-uh-trahyb ]

noun

  1. a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism:

    repeated diatribes against the senator.

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diatribe

/ ˈ岹ɪəˌٰɪ /

noun

  1. a bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of diatribe1

1575–85; < Latin diatriba < Greek 徱ٰḗ pastime, study, discourse, derivative of 徱ٰí𾱲 to rub away ( dia- dia- + ٰí𾱲 to rub)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of diatribe1

C16: from Latin diatriba learned debate, from Greek 徱ٰŧ discourse, pastime, from diatribein to while away, from dia- + tribein to rub
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In a dissent that reads like a partisan diatribe from a Trump social media post, Alito wrote an eight-page rant that blatantly misrepresents the court record.

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This has been aided by the usual suspects of massive digital disinformation and Fox News diatribes.

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Trump’s Tuesday order uses much of the same language as the Project 2025 passage recommending the repeal, including similar diatribes against corporate DEI initiatives.

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The New York Times reprinted, and condemned, the Mercury’s diatribe.

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In a long diatribe, the prime minister, who leads the right-wing Likud party, criticised his country's media for what he suggested was its leftist stance.

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