ti·rade /'ta?re?d, ta?'re?d/ Show Spelled[tahy-reyd, tahy-reyd] Show IPA
–noun
1.a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking.
2.a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate.
3.a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille.