English

Noun

harangue ‎(plural harangues)

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.

   The priest took thirty minutes to deliver his harangue on timeliness, making the entire service run late.

   • 1895, Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage, Ch X:

     But he continued his harangue without waiting for a reply.

Synonyms

• (tirade or rant): admonition, condemnation, criticism, diatribe, polemic, rant, screed, tirade

Translations

Verb

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

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.

   • 1814, Jane Austen, 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

Related terms

• haranguer

Translations

References

1. ↑ “harangue” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

French

Etymology

From Middle French harangue ‎(“a public address, public discourse”), from 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 Proto-Indo-European *(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

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /a.ʁɑ̃g/

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