philippic
/fɪˈlɪpɪk/noun
उच्चारण फ़िलिपिक
तीखा निंदात्मक भाषण, कटु आलोचना
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noun
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[C] formal
a public speech or a piece of writing that strongly and bitterly attacks a particular person or idea
तीखा निंदात्मक भाषण, कटु आलोचना
- The opposition leader delivered a long philippic against the government's new tax.
- His article was a philippic against corruption in sport.
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⌂Word origin and word building
From the speeches made by the Athenian orator Demosthenes against King Philip II of Macedon.
यह शब्द Athens के वक्ता Demosthenes द्वारा Macedon के राजा Philip II के विरुद्ध दिए गए भाषणों से आया है।
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One-word substitution
A long, angry speech attacking somebody can be called a philippic, a tirade or a diatribe.
किसी पर हमला करने वाले लंबे, क्रोध भरे भाषण को philippic, tirade या diatribe कहा जा सकता है।