Harangue definition and synonyms together with antonyms and illustrations from the book, 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam used in authentic context. Improve your listening and reading comprehension with the word, harangue.
/həˈræŋ/ (noun & verb)
Harangue definition
Verb: to speak to someone angrily and forcefully, lecture, berate, scold, criticize, condemn, admonish
Noun: diatribe, aggressive speech, polemic, tirade, condemnation, criticism, attack, rant, censure, admonition, scolding
Example
You can harangue someone inside the nation’s highest court, but only if you’re a justice or a lawyer.
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against five people prosecuted for protesting inside the court in 2015, upholding a law the demonstrators argued was unconstitutionally vague in prohibiting “loud” language, or making a “harangue” or “oration.”
Source of example: https://apnews.com/
Antonyms
praise, encomium
Parts of speech
Noun: haranguer
