[ˈdʌɪətrʌɪb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
(e.g: a diatribe against consumerism)


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Origin:
late 16th century (denoting a disquisition): from French, via Latin from Greek diatribē ‘spending of time, discourse’, from dia ‘through’ + tribein ‘rub’