Thesaurus:diatribe

Thesaurus

diatribe

English

Noun

Sense: an abusive, bitter denunciation

Synonyms

• admonition
• condemnation
• diatribe
• dithyramb
• harangue
• impugnation
• j'accuse
• jeremiad
• philippic
• polemic
• rant
• screed
• slanging match
• tirade

Hypernyms

• speech    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:deride
• Thesaurus:dispute
• Thesaurus:offend

Further reading

• “932. disapprobation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “diatribe” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.