1. A long, angry speech or writing which usually accuses someone of dong something wrong: Michael felt he had too many bad results with the breakdown of his car; so, he expressed a screed to the auto repairman who was supposed to keep his vehicle in good working order.

In Margaret's screed against the recording industry, she blamed the producer for ruining her singing career.

2. Etymology: from Old English screade, "lengthy speech or writing." © ALL rights are reserved.

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