Definitions for diatribe

diatribe di·a·tribe

Spelling: [dahy-uh-trahyb]
IPA: /ˈdaɪ əˌtraɪb/

Diatribe is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 290 anagrams from letters in diatribe (abdeiirt).

Definitions for diatribe

noun

  1. a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism:

Origin of diatribe

1575-85; Latin diatriba Greek diatribḗ pastime, study, discourse, derivative of diatríbein to rub away (dia- dia- + tríbein to rub)

Examples for diatribe

Oh, whats the use, said Tom at length, interrupting a diatribe.

Aileen could not help smiling at this diatribe on "the times."

But Klein has now unleashed a very public Facebook diatribe against the board.

But his diatribe in The Hague got him just the sort of international attention he wanted.

In the midst of the diatribe I stroll across to the aquarium.

What the diatribe lacked in grammatical proficiency, it made up for in drama.

Jill had listened to this diatribe with a certain uneasiness.

The remark was meant as a compliment; it occurs in the midst of a diatribe against Jews for joking too much.

This diatribe he concluded thus: ‘You know we owe England nothing.’

This diatribe against the pitiful Washington Redskins summed it all up for their fans.

Word Value for diatribe
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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