Diatribe vs Smear - What's the difference?
diatribe | smear |
An abusive, bitter, attack, or criticism: denunciation.
* {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad
, chapter=4 A prolonged discourse.
A speech or writing which bitterly denounces something.
To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
To become spread by smearing.
To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
A mark made by smearing.
(medicine) A Pap smear.
A false attack.
A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
A rough glissando in jazz music.
As nouns the difference between diatribe and smear
is that diatribe is an abusive, bitter, attack, or criticism: denunciation while smear is a mark made by smearing.As a verb smear is
to spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.diatribe
English
Noun
(en noun)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.”}}
- The senator was prone to diatribes which could go on for more than an hour.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* diatribalQuotations
{{quote-book, year=1991 , author=Bill Crow , title=Jazz Anecdotescitation, 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.}} ----
smear
English
Verb
(en verb)- The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes.
- She smeared her lips with lipstick.
- ''The opposition party attempted to smear the candidate by spreading incorrect and unverifiable rumors about their personal behavior.
- The paint is still wet — don't touch it or it will smear .
Synonyms
* spread * (have a substance smeared on) coat, cover, layerDerived terms
* smearerNoun
(en noun)- This detergent cleans windows without leaving smears .
- I'm going to the doctor's this afternoon for a smear .
