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noun

hə-ˈraŋ How to pronounce harangue (audio)
Definition of haranguenext
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as in diatribe
a long angry speech or scolding launched into a long harangue about poor customer service without realizing that I wasn't even an employee!

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2
as in speech
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience the dictator's lengthy harangue before a captive audience

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harangue

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verb

1
as in to speak
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the eminent professor harangued for three hours on his favorite subject, the clash of East and West

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as in to discourse
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech a talk-show guest using the interviewer's questions as an opportunity to harangue on a variety of pet peeves

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Recent Examples of harangue
Noun
Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 The Americans were prepared for a lecture from Russia’s longtime foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is well known for his tedious harangues. — Michael Crowley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
After haranguing the receptionist, he was eventually granted a 15-minute audience with Fujita, who advised his teenage devotee to focus on future technologies like computers. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for harangue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harangue
  1. diatribe
  2. speech
  3. speak
  4. discourse
  5. attack
  6. lecture
  7. declaim
  8. tirade
Noun
  • From sunburn complications to being on the receiving end of a Whitney Duncan diatribe, Cochran went through the reality TV wringer twice and lived to tell the tale.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
  • In response to a complaint from former Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, Herbstreit posted a lengthy diatribe on X completely misunderstanding the modern game.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of diatribe
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  • What mattered in the demonstration was Sparky’s ability to work with speech, handwriting, and a diagram while leaving the mathematical work to the student.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • His speech also came the week after the White House forced out the three remaining members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, which helps election officials improve the administration of elections.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of speech
Verb
  • So far, the efforts have not gone far enough to satisfy the player group, according to people briefed on the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to speak freely about a sensitive matter.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Right before dinner, with his furry ears on, Luke asks to speak to the captain.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of speak
Verb
  • Specifically, the majority of debate and discourse around the CLARITY Act centers around not only the ability of stablecoin issues to provide yield and yield adjacent products, but how these institutions should be regulated.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • This lucidity not only makes his work readable but also staves off the perception that discourse about UFOs and the CIA must be riddled with conspiratorial paranoia.
    — Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Definition of discourse
Noun
  • While a ground operation would be complex, the ISIS report pointed out several possible avenues for attack.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • That case focused mostly on the details of the knife attack itself; the federal one delves more into questions of motive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of attack
Verb
  • In no way, shape or form should an INDYCAR driver be lecturing NASCAR on the excitement level of races.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • He was internationally known as an expert on the work of William Faulkner, teaching and lecturing around the world on the Nobel Prize winner.
    — Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of lecture
Verb
  • Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of declaim
Noun
  • Egypt coach Hossam Hassan launched a furious tirade after Argentina staged a spectacular comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the round of 16.
    — James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • After France knocked out Paraguay in this year’s World Cup, Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla launched her own racist tirade attacking Mbappé and his national identity.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of tirade

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