harangue

Meaning

Noun

1. An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
2. A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.

Verb

To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.

Synonyms

rant

speech

declaim

tirade

orate

oration

preach

speechify

declamation

address

hold forth

sermon

discourse

inveigh

lecture

moralization

preachment

ranting

screed

talk profusely

expatiate

perorate

pontificate

pour

pour out

elocution

sermonise

effusion

lion’s roar

rave

rebuke

reproach

revile

scold

acting out

diatribe

sermonize

shed

shedding

speak

🗣️

denunciation

bore

spout

berate

preachify

attack verbally

declaim against

deliver a lecture

admonish

heckle

Translations

harangue

arengar

arenga

arringare

haranguer

arringa

arenga

δημηγορώ

Tirade

δημηγορία

arenga

αναβαλλόμενος

εξαπολύω φιλιππικό

Ansprache

Pronounced as (IPA)

/həˈɹæŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: arang

Cognate with Italian: arringa

Cognate with Italian: arringare

Cognate with Old High German: hring

Cognate with German: Ring

In summary

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).