harangue
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harangue
- /həˈɹæŋ/
- [həˈɹæŋ]
- /həˈɹeɪ̯ŋ/ Canada, US
- [həˈɹeɪ̯ŋ] Canada, US
- /həˈɹɛ̃ŋ/ Canada, US
- [həˈɹɛ̃ŋ] Canada, US
Rhymes with -æŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English arang and French harangue, from Old Italian aringa (modern Italian arringa) from aringare (“speak in public”) (modern Italian arringare), from aringo (“public assembly”), from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (*hriggs) or a compound containing it, akin to Old High German hring (“ring”) (whence German Ring). Doublet of range, rank, ring, and rink.
noun harangues
- An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
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A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.
She gave her son a harangue about the dangers of playing in the street.
Similar: admonition, condemnation, criticism, diatribe, polemic, rant, screed, tirade, dithyramb, harangue, impugnation, j'accuse
verb harangues · haranguing · harangued
- To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone. The angry motorist leapt from his car to harangue the other driver.
- To deliver a public address to. He is part of the landscape now—out there every Saturday night, haranguing the crowd round the soldiers’ monument, with a bronze Civil War infantryman standing guard over his head to assure him a hearing or his constitutional rights or something.
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noun impassioned speech
| Español | arenga, soflama |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 열변 yeolbyeon |
| Français | harangue |
| Deutsch | Moralpredigt |
| Italiano | arringa, concione |
| Ελληνικά | φιλιππικός filippikós |
| Русский | стра́стное обраще́ние strástnoje obraščénije |
noun tirade
| Español | sermón, arenga, diatriba, despotrique, soflama |
|---|---|
| Français | sermon, remontrance, harangue |
| Deutsch | Moralpredigt, Tirade, Schmährede, Sermon |
| Ελληνικά | αναβαλλόμενος anavallómenos, εξάψαλμος exápsalmos |
verb to give a forceful lecture
| Français | sermonner |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | κατσαδιάζω katsadiázo, εξαπολύω φιλιππικό exapolýo filippikó, ψέλνω τον αναβαλλόμενο psélno ton anavallómeno, ρίχνω εξάψαλμο ríchno exápsalmo |
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title = {harangue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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