TIRADE

a long and extremely critical speech

a harsh denunciation

a speech of violent denunciation
SYN - broadside, phillipic

"He wondered who this tirade was for - he knew he was supposed to be the recipient but he wasn't paying any attention so he assumed it was for their own good a release of their anger."

"She had endured the tirade by her boyfriend and then left the room with her head high in the air never speaking to him again - the boy was crushed and confused - what he was hoping she was gong to be after the speech."

"At first he thought what he must have done to deserve this tirade, but than after that he just looked at it with amusement because nothing they said to him could effect him unless he wanted it to and so their attempt to change something by yelling changed nothing."