ti·rade (t  r d , t-rd)n. A long angry or violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe. [French, from Old French, act of firing, from tirer, to draw out, endure, probably back-formation from martirant, present participle of martirer, to torture (influenced by mar, to one's misfortune, and tiranz, executioner, tyrant), from martir, martyr, from Late Latin martyr; see martyr.] |
tirade
Noun
a long angry speech or denunciation [French]
Tirade an outburst of speech, 1801.
Examples: tirade of infamous falsehoods, 1818; of bombastic nonsense, 1858; of words, 1801.
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| Noun | 1. |  tirade - a speech of violent denunciation denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncing declamation - vehement oratory |
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