diatribe
/ˈdaɪətˌɹaɪb/DIGH-uh-tryb
/ˈdaɪətˌɹaɪb/DIGH-uh-tryb
Meaninga rubbing through; a wearing talk
Common meaning: a bitter verbal attack
- diathrough, apart
- tribto rubLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1574 · scan
‘through, apart’ + ‘to rub’ → diatribe
Journey through time
- Greekτρίβω‘to rub’
- Latindia
- Englishdiatribe‘a bitter verbal attack’ · today
dia- also in: diabolicdiagonaldiasporadiagnosisdiabolical
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek τρίβω ‘to rub’.
Roots
- τρίβω Greek “to rub”
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