Noun

Definition: an angry and usually long speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something

This word is found in the first sentence of the reading “A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport.”

When the author of this reading mentioned a diatribe, I had no idea what that was, so I looked it up and found out that he was referring to a piece of writing.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diatribe