tirade
Speech parts
1. tirade - Noun
2. tirade - Verb
Meaning
A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.
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While I'm generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn. I have never been approached by Dave Grohl in more than a platonic way. I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy. Twitter should ban my mother.
Do you want my input or is this just an angry tirade you need to vent? (Acheron) Both! (Kat) Okay, you rant and I'll add my comments at the end. (Acheron)
Anger begins as an inner twinge. We sense something long before it blossoms (explodes) into an emotional tirade. If we listen to this twinge -- and follow its advice -- the emotional outburst (or in burst) is not needed.
While I'm generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn.
... this time I didn't launch into my usual tirade. Was it a memory of Krishna, the cool silence with which he countered disagreement, that stopped me? I saw something I hadn't realized before: words wasted energy.
Those who derive satisfaction by perpetuating pain in others will probably not stop their tirade against me. I do not expect them to.