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Etymology
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 a Germanic source such as Old High German hring "ring".

Pronunciation
IPA|/h��ræ�/ or /h��reɪ�/, SAMPA|/h@"r{N/ italbrac|US
audio|en-us-harangue.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: ha·rangue
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æ�|-æ�

Noun
en-noun

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

#: She gave her son a harangue about the dangers of playing in the street.

Quotations
1895 � w:Stephen Crane|Stephen Crane, ''s:The Red Badge of Courage|The Red Badge of Courage, Ch X
:But he continued his harangue without waiting for a reply.

Synonyms
italbrac|tirade or rant: admonition, condemnation, criticism, diatribe, rant, tirade

Translations
trans-top|impassioned speech
Greek: �ιλι��ικ��
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Spanish: arenga f
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trans-top|tirade
Greek: αναβαλλ�μενο�, εξά�αλμο�
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Spanish: sermón m
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ttbc|Kurdish:
ttbc|Kurmanji: xurrîn, lêheytandin

Verb
en-verb|harangu|es

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

#: The angry motorist leapt from his car to harangue the other driver.
#: The priest took thirty minutes to deliver his harangue on timeliness, making the entire service run late.

Quotations
1814 � w:Jane Austen|Jane Austen, s:Mansfield Park|Mansfield Park, Ch XV
: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
admonish, berate, lecture

Translations
trans-top|to give a forceful lecture
Greek: κα��αδιάζ�, εξα�ολ�� �ιλι��ικ� (phr.), �έλν� �ον αναβαλλ�μενο (phr.), �ί�ν� εξά�αλμο (phr.)
Greek, Ancient: �Π�������Ρ�Ω
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trans-top|to address the public
Greek: δημηγο��
Greek, Ancient: ���Ρ�ΥΩ
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ttbc|Kurdish:
ttbc|Kurmanji: xurrîn, lêheytandin

Related terms
harangued
haranguer
haranguing

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