Tirade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A long angry or violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A long, angry or violent speech; a diatribe
  • n. A section of verse concerning a single theme; a laisse
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A long-drawn passage in speech or writing; an uninterrupted sequence of expression or declamation on a single theme, as in poetry, the drama, or conversation.
  • n. In specific English use, a long vehement speech; an outpour of vituperation or censure.
  • n. In music, a diatonic run or slide inserted between two tones that are separated by a considerable interval, producing a kind of portamento effect.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a speech of violent denunciation
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    discourse    harangue    declamation    screed    rant    declaim    diatribe    laisse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blade    Cade    Crusade    Dade    Jade    Kincaid    Slade    Wade    ade    afraid   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    invective    harangue    diatribe    denunciation    outburst    declamation    rejoinder    vehemence    raving    rhapsody