diatribe
a bitter, forceful verbal attack
Root
- tribein: rub, wear away, or grind through pressure
Diatribe feels like speech that rubs and wears at its target.
The review became a diatribe against the author instead of a discussion of the book.
The old tribein image is rubbing or wearing away. A diatribe is not one clean objection; it is a sustained verbal attack that grinds at someone or something.