# diatribe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/ · frequency rank #48,186

## Definitions
1. An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
2. A prolonged discourse; a long-winded speech.

## Etymology
First attested 1581, borrowed from French diatribe, from Latin diatriba (“learned discussion or discourse”), from Ancient Greek διατριβή (diatribḗ, “way of spending time, lecture”), from διά (diá, “through”) + τρίβω (tríbō, “I waste, wear out”)

## Common misspellings (11)
`daitribe`, `ddiatribe`, `diartibe`, `diatirbe`, `diatrbie`, `diatribbe`, `diatrieb`, `diatrribe`, `diattribe`, `ditaribe`, `idatribe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/diatribe