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1. a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator.
2. ironic or satirical criticism |
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1. to address (a person or crowd) in an angry, vehement, or forcefully persuasive way
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2. a loud, forceful, or angry speech |
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1. a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking.
2. a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate.
3. a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille. |
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1. to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
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2. to utter or declaim in a ranting manner.
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3. ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
4. a ranting utterance.
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verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation. |
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–verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
1. to criticize or reprimand severely.
2. to punish in order to correct.
3. to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
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1. to make criticisms or denunciations; rail
2. to explode with noise and violence |
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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1. to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally: He was excoriated for his mistakes.
2. to strip off or remove the skin from: Her palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling. |
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1. to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
2. to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.
3. to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations. |
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1. vehement accusation or denunciation, esp of a bitterly abusive or sarcastic kind
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2. characterized by or using abusive language, bitter sarcasm |
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