Diatribe (noun)
die-ah-trihb
A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
First used in English between 1575–85. From the Greek diatribḗ, “pastime, study, discourse;” derivative of diatríbein, literally “thoroughly rub or wear away (time).”
Example sentences
“After the last diatribe, I decided I didn’t want her in my life any more.”
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