[responsivevoice]diatribe[/responsivevoice] [ dahy-uh-trahyb ]
The word of the day is ‘diatribe‘.
The word is a Noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Criticism
2. Harangue
3. A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
4. Tirade
1. Jill had listened to this diatribe with a certain uneasiness
2. In the midst of the diatribe I stroll across to the aquarium.
3. The other’s voice was meekly plaintive as he awaited a renewal of the diatribe.
4. Aileen could not help smiling at this diatribe on “the times.”
5. Oh, what’s the use, said Tom at length, interrupting a diatribe.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
denunciation, invective, jeremiad, screed, tirade, abuse, castigation, disputation, objection, onslaught, philippic, stricture, vituperation, reviling, harangue, verbal onslaught, verbal attack, stream of abuse, broadside, fulmination, condemnation, criticism, reproof, reproval, reprimand, rebuke, admonishment, admonition, invective, upbraiding, vituperation, abuse, tongue-lashing, knocking, slamming, panning, bashing, blast, flak, slating, obloquy etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
compliment, praise, recommendation , etc.
Diatribe could be a tricky word to spell. As a result, it is often misspelled as diatrive, diatrabe, ditribe, diatrib, diabtribe, doatribe etc.
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Most viewed video with the word diatribe is the following:
Quotation:
The Internet is full of strangers, generous strangers who want to help you for no reason at all. Strangers post poetry and discographies and advice and essays and photos and art and diatribes. None of them are known to you, in the old-fashioned sense. But they give the Internet its life and meaning.
Caterina Fake
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