different between objection vs tirade

English

Etymology

From Middle French objection, from Old French objeccion, from Latin obiectio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?d??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

objection (plural objections)

1. The act of objecting.
2. A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
3. (law) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.

   Objection! That is irrelevant to this case, Your Honor!

Usage notes

• Adjectives often used with "objection": serious, conscientious, fatal, grave, etc.
• Verbs often used with "objection": raise, make, meet, answer, etc.

Related terms

• objector

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin obiecti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

objection f (plural objections)

1. objection (all meanings)

Related terms

• objet
• objecter
• objecteur
• objectif

Further reading

• “objection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French tirade (“monologue, speech, tirade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta??e?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Noun

tirade (plural tirades)

1. A long, angry or violent speech.

   Synonyms: diatribe; see also Thesaurus:diatribe
2. A section of verse concerning a single theme.

   Synonym: laisse

Translations

See also

• j'accuse
• tantrum

Verb

tirade (third-person singular simple present tirades, present participle tirading, simple past and past participle tiraded)

1. To make a long, angry or violent speech, a tirade.

Anagrams

• Atreid, airted, atride, tradie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.?ad/

Noun

tirade f (plural tirades)

1. tirade