tirade

  • 41Tirade — Ti|ra|de 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 1. 〈Gesangskunst〉 Lauf schnell aufeinander folgender Töne 2. 〈allg.〉 Wortschwall [Etym.: frz., »länger anhaltendes Ziehen; lang gezogener Vortrag« <tirer »ziehen« od. <ital. tirata »Ziehung, Zug, Strecke,… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 42tirade — ti|rade [ taı,reıd, taı reıd ] noun count a long angry speech criticizing someone or something …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43tirade — ti·rade || taɪreɪd /taɪ reɪd n. denunciation, harangue, reproach, rebuke …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 44tirade — [tʌɪ reɪd, tɪ ] noun a long speech of angry criticism or accusation. Origin C19: from Fr., lit. long speech …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 45tirade — n. Strain of invective, series of violent declamation, diatribe …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 46tirade — n diatribe, invective, philippic, screed, curse, jeremiad, vituperation, denunciation, commina tion, stream of abuse, bitter harangue, verbal onslaught; contumely, billingsgate, condemnation, censure, obloquy, vilification, scurrility; curse,… …

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  • 47tirade — ti·rade …

    English syllables

  • 48tirade — [taɪˈreɪd] noun [C] a long angry speech criticizing someone or something …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 49tirade — ti•rade [[t]ˈtaɪ reɪd, taɪˈreɪd[/t]] n. 1) a prolonged outburst of bitter denunciation 2) a long, vehement speech 3) a passage dealing with a single theme, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille[/ex] • Etymology: 1795–1805; < F: lit.,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50tirade — /taɪˈreɪd / (say tuy rayd), /təˈreɪd / (say tuh rayd) noun 1. a prolonged outburst of denunciation. 2. a long, vehement speech. 3. a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry. {French: draught, shot, from Italian tirata volley,… …

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