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tirade

noun/taɪˈreɪd/

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

After the team's poor performance, the coach launched into a tirade about the players' lack of effort and commitment.

diatriberantpolemic
word origin — from French 'tirade', probably from 'tirer' meaning 'to pull or draw out', related to the notion of drawing out a long speech.