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Definition of tirade noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tirade

noun

/taɪˈreɪd/

/ˈtaɪreɪd/

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tirade (against somebody/something) a long angry speech criticizing somebody/something or accusing somebody of something
- She launched into a tirade of abuse against politicians.
Topics Feelingsc2
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘long speech’, from Italian tirata ‘volley’, from tirare ‘to pull’.

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