di·a·tribe noun \ˈdī-ə-ˌtrīb\
: an angry and usually long speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something
Full Definition of DIATRIBE
1
archaic : a prolonged discourse
2
: a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
3
: ironic or satirical criticism
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Examples of DIATRIBE
The article is a diatribe against mainstream media.
a bitter diatribe about how unfair the tax system is
… his apparent inability to keep his pen from drifting from the main objective of his words into diatribe must have taken away from the sound and otherwise convincing arguments that he advanced. —Henry Petroski, Engineers of Dreams, 1995
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Origin of DIATRIBE
Latin diatriba, from Greek diatribē pastime, discourse, from diatribein to spend (time), wear away, from dia- + tribein to rub — more at throw
First Known Use: 1581
Related to DIATRIBE
Synonyms
tirade, harangue, jeremiad, philippic, rant
my comment included 5 sentences and 3 thoughts. see your "response" above to TM
have a nice day "doof"
oh, and btw, the main question goes unanswered - although that is up to her