1. a bitter, harsh, or abusive speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something

Examples

• The politician launched into a diatribe against his opponent’s policies.
• Her blog post was a lengthy diatribe about poor customer service.
• The coach’s diatribe about the team’s performance lasted twenty minutes.
• The newspaper editorial was a scathing diatribe against government corruption.
• He delivered a passionate diatribe about the dangers of social media.
• The professor’s diatribe against plagiarism made the students uncomfortable.