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Diatribe vs Excoriation - What's the difference?

diatribe | excoriation |

As nouns the difference between diatribe and excoriation

is that diatribe is an abusive, bitter, attack, or criticism: denunciation while excoriation is the act of excoriating or flaying.

diatribe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An abusive, bitter, attack, or criticism: denunciation.
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    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=“… No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. If this long diatribe bores you, just say so, and I’ll cut it short.”}}
  • A prolonged discourse.
  • A speech or writing which bitterly denounces something.
    • The senator was prone to diatribes which could go on for more than an hour.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * diatribal

    Quotations

    {{quote-book, year=1991 , author=Bill Crow , title=Jazz Anecdotes citation , isbn=9780195071337 , publisher=Oxford University Press , page=316 , passage=You know, it’s all this racial diatribe , and very strong language, screaming at the top of his lungs into the telephone.}} ----

    excoriation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of excoriating or flaying
  • The excoriated place or the state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
  • Severe verbal denouncing

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