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Philippic vs Diatribe - What's the difference?

philippic | diatribe |

As nouns the difference between philippic and diatribe

is that philippic is any of the discourses of , defending the liberty of athens while diatribe is an abusive, bitter, attack, or criticism: denunciation.

philippic

English

(wikipedia philippic)

Alternative forms

* philippick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of the discourses of , defending the liberty of Athens.
  • (by extension) Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.
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    diatribe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An abusive, bitter, attack, or criticism: denunciation.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , 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.

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    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.}} ----