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diatribe

di·a·tribe [ d ə trb ] (plural di·a·tribes)


noun 
Definition:
 
bitter criticism: a bitter verbal or written attack on somebody or something
a diatribe against falling standards

[Late 16th century. Via French< Greek diatribē "act of spending time (in discourse)"]
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