What does "tirade" mean?

A long, angry or violent speech.

What is a synonym for "tirade"?

Common synonyms include: diatribe, philippic, abundance, abuse, address, admonition.

//ˈtaɪɹeɪd// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A long, angry or violent speech.
"Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda."
2
a speech of violent denunciation wordnet
3
A section of verse concerning a single theme.

Verb

1
To make a long, angry or violent speech, a tirade.
"Long into the night had he tiraded, until finally, when Apt had refused to keep awake a moment longer, no matter what fascinating things the desert people were doing with preserving the dead […]"

"He launched into a tirade about how the government is encroaching on his rights."

From French tirade (“monologue, speech, tirade”).

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