diatribe
English
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”)
Pronunciation
Noun
diatribe (plural diatribes)
- An abusive, bitter, attack or criticism: denunciation.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad[1]:
- “… No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. If this long diatribe bores you, just say so, and I’ll cut it short.”
- 2000, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Scholastic Press, →ISBN, page 41:
- Aunt Petunia wasn’t eating anything at all. Her arms were folded, her lips were pursed, and she seemed to be chewing her tongue, as though biting back the furious diatribe she longed to throw at Harry.
- A prolonged discourse.
- A speech or writing which bitterly denounces something.
- The senator was prone to diatribes which could go on for more than an hour.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:diatribe
Derived terms
Translations
bitter denunciation
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prolongued discourse
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French
Etymology
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”)
Pronunciation
Noun
diatribe f (plural diatribes)
- diatribe (abusive, bitter discourse)
Descendants
Further reading
- “diatribe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
diatribe f
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French diatribe.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: di‧a‧tri‧be
Noun
diatribe f (plural diatribes)
- diatribe (bitter denunciation)
- Synonyms: catilinária, injúria
- diatribe (prolongued discourse)
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