Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diatribe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diatribe \Di"a*tribe\ (?; 277), n. [L. diatriba a learned
discussion, Gr. ?, prop., a wearing away of time, fr. ? to
rub away, spend time; dia` through + ? to rub: cf. L. terere,
F. trite: cf. F. diatribe.]
A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an
acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or
railing language; a philippic.
The ephemeral diatribe of a faction. --John Morley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diatribe
n : thunderous verbal attack [syn: {fulmination}]
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