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tirade

[tahy-reyd, tahy-reyd]

noun

  1. a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation.

    a tirade against smoking.

  2. a long, vehement speech.

    a tirade in the Senate.

    Synonyms: ,
  3. a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry.

    the stately tirades of Corneille.



tirade

/ ٲɪˈɪ /

noun

  1. a long angry speech or denunciation

  2. rareprosody a speech or passage dealing with a single theme

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tirade1

1795–1805; < French: literally, a stretch, (continuous) pulling < Italian tirata, noun use of feminine of tirato, past participle of tirare to draw, pull, fire (a shot), of obscure origin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tirade1

C19: from French, literally: a pulling, from Italian tirata, from tirare to pull, of uncertain origin
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"It's the dumbest thing you could possibly do to think that you have more power than the president of the United States," Gerber said, referring to Musk's social media tirade against Trump.

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Musk’s tirade on X continued into the night on Tuesday as he eventually said a continued increase in the country’s debt would “drive America into debt slavery!”

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Trump said Jenkins tried to offer evidence in his defence, but Judge Ballou "refused to allow it, shut him down, and then went on a tirade".

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From a political perspective, that tirade is spot on.

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Last month a Russian TV presenter launched a tirade against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a staunch supporter of military support to Ukraine.

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