harangue

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See also: harangué

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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,[1] akin to Old High German hring (ring) (whence German Ring).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /həˈɹæŋ/
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  • (Canada) IPA(key): /həˈɹeɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ
  • Hyphenation: ha‧rangue

Noun[edit]

harangue (plural harangues)

  1. An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
  2. A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.
    Synonyms: admonition, condemnation, criticism, diatribe, polemic, rant, screed, tirade; see also Thesaurus:diatribe
    She gave her son a harangue about the dangers of playing in the street.
    The priest took thirty minutes to deliver his harangue on timeliness, making the entire service run late.

Translations[edit]

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Verb[edit]

harangue (third-person singular simple present harangues, present participle haranguing, simple past and past participle harangued)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.
    Synonyms: admonish, berate, lecture
    The angry motorist leapt from his car to harangue the other driver.
    • 1711, Jonathan Swift, An Excellent New Song:
      He has vamp'd an old speech, and the court to their sorrow, / Shall hear him harangue against Prior to morrow.
    • 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Mansfield Park: [], volume I, London: [] T[homas] Egerton, [], →OCLC, page 293:
      This picture of her consequence had some effect, for no one loved better to lead than Maria;—and with far more good humour she answered, "I am much obliged to you, Edmund;—you mean very well, I am sure—but I still think you see things too strongly; and I really cannot undertake to harangue all the rest upon a subject of this kind.—There would be the greatest indecorum I think."
    • 1993 July 7, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
      It's a tradition that when you harangue the multitudes, you stand on a soapbox.

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Translations[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “harangue”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Middle French harangue (a public address, public discourse), from Old Italian aringo (arena, public square, platform), from Frankish *hring (circle, ring) or Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (*hriggs, ring, circle) or a compound containing it, both from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (circle, ring), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ- (to turn, bend), from *(s)ker- (to turn, bend). Cognate with Old High German hring (circle, ring), Old English hring (circle, ring). Alternative etymology suggests the possibility that the Italian word may be derived from a Frankish compound *hari-hring (circular gathering, literally host-ring or army-ring). More at here, ring.

Noun[edit]

harangue f (plural harangues)

  1. harangue

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

harangue

  1. inflection of haranguer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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