tirade
noun/taɪˈreɪd/
/ˈtaɪreɪd/
- 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.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘long speech’, from Italian tirata ‘volley’, from tirare ‘to pull’.
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