tirade
nounGraduateELO 1,400GRECAT
DEFINITION
a speech of violent denunciation
WEBSTER'S 1913
A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'tirare' - to shoot
IN LITERATURE
“They suppose it the wine for their "beautiful woman." I dare say I laughed or told him to go, and he began a tirade against Lord Fleetwood.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“The impressive rookie campaigns of eventual AL Rookie of the Year Justin Verlander, centerfielder Curtis Granderson, and flamethrowing relief pitcher Joel Zumaya, coupled with a well-publicized early-season tirade by Leyland, helped the team explode and quickly rise to the top of the AL Central.”
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