harangue

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See also: harangué

English

WOTD – 10 October 2006

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

harangue (plural harangues)

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

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Translations

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Verb

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  1. (transitive, intransitive) To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.
    The angry motorist leapt from his car to harangue the other driver.
    • 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for 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."

Synonyms

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References

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

French

Etymology

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”), 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 an Old Frankish compound *hari-hring (“circular gathering”, literally “host-ring or army-ring”). More at here, ring.

Pronunciation

Noun

harangue f (plural harangues)

  1. harangue

Verb

harangue

  1. first-person singular present indicative of haranguer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of haranguer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of haranguer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of haranguer
  5. second-person singular imperative of haranguer

Further reading

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