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harangue

[ huh-rang ]

noun

  1. a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
  2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering.
  3. any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.


verb (used with object)

, ha·rangued, ha·rangu·ing.
  1. to address in a harangue.

verb (used without object)

, ha·rangued, ha·rangu·ing.
  1. to deliver a harangue.

harangue

/ həˈræŋ /

verb

  1. to address (a person or crowd) in an angry, vehement, or forcefully persuasive way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a loud, forceful, or angry speech
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • haˈranguer, noun
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Other Words From

  • unha·rangued adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harangue1

First recorded in 1530–40; (noun) from Middle French harangue. from Italian ar(r)inga “speech, oration,” noun derivative of ar(r)ingare “to speak in public,” verbal derivative of aringo “public square,” from unattested Gothic hriggs “ring” (verb) from Middle French haranguer, from Italian ar(r)ingare; ring 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harangue1

C15: from Old French, from Old Italian aringa public speech, probably of Germanic origin; related to Medieval Latin harenga; see harry , ring 1
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Example Sentences

Duell’s co-stars shared their thoughts in the Instagram comments, simultaneously congratulating and haranguing him.

In Trump’s first term, he frequently harangued the Fed and the current chair, Jerome H. Powell, whom Trump had appointed, demanding lower interest rates.

Once “surfboard guy” finished haranguing Vance, I asked him about the more than $20,000 in unpaid debt he owed to his campaign manager.

From Salon

The police arrive, and the locals harangue them for doing too little.

From BBC

In July 2021, after Deputy Zachary Cotton reversed several overdoses using the opioid blocker Narcan, some deputies harangued him for saving the people who had overdosed.

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