SAT vocabulary: diatribe

What does diatribe mean? Read below for the definition.

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Part of Speech of diatribe

diatribe is a NOUN.

Pronunciation diatribe

Here’s how to pronounce diatribe:

IPA: /ˈdaɪ.ə.traɪb/

Glossary-style: [DY-uh-tryb]

Definition of diatribe

diatribe means: an angry, abusive verbal attack (Ex: a diatribe on rampant crime).

Explain more about diatribe, please

You know when someone yells or scream non-stop about something that he’s angry about? And just keeps yelling and yelling? That’s a diatribe.

A diatribe is a lot like a rant, and there’s a lot of overlap between the words diatribe and rant, but a rant can be simple, angry speech (i.e., it could include illogical, incoherent speech), whereas a diatribe connotes criticism.

Usage note: It’s common to use the phrase launch into a diatribe.

Example of diatribe

Here’s the word diatribe used in a sentence:

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