Philippic and Sanction

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Philippic noun - A long angry speech or scolding.

Usage example: the head coach was briefly suspended after launching into a foul-mouthed philippic during a press conference

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Sanction is an antonym for philippic.

Sanction noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Philippic is an antonym for sanction.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

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