Antonyms for tirade
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tahy-reyd, tahy-reyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtaɪ reɪd, taɪˈreɪd |
Definition of tirade
Origin :- 1801, "a 'volley of words,' " from French tirade "speech, volley, shot, continuation, drawing out" (16c.), from tirer "draw out, endure, suffer," or the French word is perhaps from cognate Italian tirata "a volley," from past participle of tirare "to draw." The whole Romanic word group is of uncertain origin; some think it is a shortening of the source of Old French martirer "endure martyrdom" (see martyr).
- noun abuse, outburst
- Of all that tirade, but one sentence had remained as if corroded into the mind of Carrier.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- I had listened in a sort of fascination to that tirade of venomous mockery.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- The deputy followed me, indulging in a tirade of most abusive language.
- Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
- It was quite possible, for the other had not paused a moment in her tirade.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Where's the quiet to come from, I ask you, after such a tirade of abuse as that?'
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- Bells was screaming and sobbing now in anger, and venting a tirade of oaths.
- Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
- But then suddenly Tona thought of something, and she broke off her tirade.
- Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
- Petri then broke out into a tirade against his opponent's view.
- Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
- Long Bill burst into a tirade of profanity that left him breathless.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
- I know you are a lady and I am not,' said Sarah, and then stopped, breathless from her tirade.
- Extract from : « Sarah's School Friend » by May Baldwin
Synonyms for tirade
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