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philippic

UK
/fɪˈlɪpɪk/
US
/fɪˈlɪpɪk/

Translations

philippicnoun
philippics
pl
UK
/fɪˈlɪpɪk/
US
/fɪˈlɪpɪk/
The politician delivered a fiery philippic against his opponents.
Политик произнес пламенную филиппику против своих оппонентов.
Synonyms
tirade
diatribe
invective
harangue
denunciation
philippicadjective
more philippic
Comp.
most philippic
Super.
UK
/fɪˈlɪp.ɪk/
US
/fəˈlɪp.ɪk/
Used attributively to qualify another noun with the sense ‘denunciatory, bitterly critical’.
philippicsnoun

philippic

philippics
pl
UK
/fɪˈlɪpɪks/
US
/fɪˈlɪpɪks/
The politician's speech was filled with philippics against his opponents.
Речь политика была полна филиппик против его оппонентов.
Synonyms
tirades
diatribes
harangues
invectives
rants

Definitions

philippicnoun
A bitter verbal attack or denunciation.
The politician's speech was a philippic against his opponent's policies.
Any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, or of Cicero against Mark Antony; more generally, any speech modelled on these works.
Students of rhetoric often analyse Demosthenes' First Philippic for its persuasive techniques.
philippicadjective
Denunciatory or vituperative in tone; resembling a philippic.
Her philippic remarks left the committee in stunned silence.
philippicsnoun
A series of bitter verbal attacks or denunciations.
The politician's speech was filled with philippics against his opponents, leaving no room for reconciliation.
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