diatribe •\ˈdī-ə-ˌtrīb\• noun : thunderous verbal attack The word diatribe has appeared in 74 New York Times articles in the past year, including on April 6 in "Tortorella Seethes After Penguin's Hit" by Jeff Z. Klein: PITTSBURGH - The match was supposed to be anticlimactic. The Rangers had clinched the Eastern Conference title and the Penguins were simply playing to secure fourth place. For 55 minutes 21 seconds, it a one-sided, benign game. The Penguins veteran defenseman Brooks Orpik then kneed Derek Stepan in the knee, leaving him grimacing on the ice. After the Penguins" 5-2 victory on Thursday night, Rangers Coach John Tortorella went off on a profanity-laced diatribe against the Pittsburgh organization. "It's a cheap, dirty hit," Tortorella said. I wonder what would happen if we did that to their two whining stars over there; I wonder what would happen. So I'm anxious to see what happens with the league with this. Just no respect amongst players. It's sickening. Learn more about the word "diatribe" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary dictionary.