ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsTtirade
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tirade
Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
tirade in a sentence
How tirade is used in real sentences:
The coach launched into a tirade after the referee's questionable call.
When the waiter brought the wrong order for the third time, the customer erupted into a tirade that embarrassed the entire table.
“At a public meeting, his tirade continued for twenty minutes, each accusation louder than the last, until Ivo quietly produced the records.”
— from the passage The Open Corner
“The debate sharpened when Voss summoned the wardroom and delivered a tirade that lasted nearly an hour, accusing the writers of ingratitude and treason.”
— from the passage The Officers' Correspondence
“After one coil fractured, however, a technician's tirade against the “temperamental metal” produced more heat than insight.”
— from the passage The Returning Hinge
Synonyms for tirade
Other words for tirade — rant, outburst and diatribe — carry the same meaning.
- rant
- outburst
- diatribe
Where it comes from
From Italian tirata 'a volley, a long speech', from tirare 'to fire, shoot'
Memory hook
TI-RADE — picture someone going on a raid of angry words.