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tirade.

A long, angry or violent speech.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/taɪˈɹeɪd/UK/tɪˈɹeɪd/UK/ˈtaɪɹeɪd/General-American/tɪˈɹɑːd/obsolete
  1. A long, angry or violent speech.

    come out with a tirade
    release a tirade
  2. A section of verse concerning a single theme.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *der-der. Proto-Germanic *teranąbor.? Vulgar Latin *tīrāre Old French tirer Middle French tirer French tirer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -atader. Occitan -adader. French -ade French tiradebor. English tirade Borrowed from French tirade (“monologue, speech, tirade”).

verb/taɪˈɹeɪd/UK/tɪˈɹeɪd/UK/ˈtaɪɹeɪd/General-American/tɪˈɹɑːd/obsolete
  1. To make a long, angry or violent speech, a tirade.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *der-der. Proto-Germanic *teranąbor.? Vulgar Latin *tīrāre Old French tirer Middle French tirer French tirer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -atader. Occitan -adader. French -ade French tiradebor. English tirade Borrowed from French tirade (“monologue, speech, tirade”).

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