diatribe (noun) - a sharp verbal attack, rant, or denunciation BREAKDOWN: DIA- (thoroughly) + TRIB- (to rub) “There are people who must spend huge amounts of time composing these online diatribes against me, all about how disgusting and terrible I am and how no one should ever read my books, and it's not enough for them to hate me, they can't stand the fact that ANYONE likes me!”