DIATRIBE


 * DIATRIBE**

__Definition:__ (n.) A bitter and prolonged verbal attack

The senator's speech was more of a diatribe than a reasoned address.

__Synonyms:__ harangue, tirade __Antonyms__: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

Senator Joseph McCarthy was famous for his __diatribes__ against anyone who disagreed with his anti-Communist positions.