Harangue

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering.
  • n. A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade.
  • v. To deliver a harangue to.
  • verb-intransitive. To deliver a harangue.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
  • n. A tirade or rant, whether spoken or written.
  • v. To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular oration; a loud address to a multitude; in a bad sense, a noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting.
  • verb-intransitive. To make an harangue; to declaim.
  • v. To address by an harangue.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A set oration; a public address; a formal, vehement, or passionate address; also, any formal or pompous speech; a declamation; a tirade.
  • n. Synonyms Address, Oration, etc. See speech.
  • To address in a harangue; make a speech to: as, the general harangued the troops.
  • To make a formal address or speech; deliver a harangue; declaim.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  • v. deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
  • Verb Form
    harangued    harangues    haranguing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    address    speak   
    Cross Reference
    tirade   
    Form
    harangued    haranguing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    speech    oration    declamation    ranting    declaim    address    rigmarole    admonition    tirade    rant   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chang    Fang    Hang    Kuomintang    Lang    Lange    Liang    Nanchang    Pyongyang    Shenyang   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    oration    tirade    declamation    sermon    exhortations    denunciation    oratory    disquisition    epistle    lecture