1. a bitter, violent speech or written attack against someone or something
Usage: often capitalized when referring to Cicero's speeches against Mark Antony; formal register

Examples

• The senator delivered a philippic against the proposed legislation during the debate.
• Her philippic in the op-ed condemned the company's unethical practices.
• The critic's philippic against the film was scathing and unrelenting.
• He launched into a philippic about government corruption at the town hall meeting.
• The newspaper published a philippic denouncing the mayor's handling of the crisis.
• Ancient orators were known for their philippics attacking political enemies.