harangue

== English == === Etymology === From 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 Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (*hriggs) or a compound containing it, akin to Old High German hring (“ring”) (whence German Ring). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /həˈɹæŋ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /həˈɹeɪŋ/ Rhymes: -æŋ Hyphenation: ha‧rangue === Noun === harangue (plural harangues) An impassioned, disputatious public speech. A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written. Synonyms: admonition, condemnation, criticism, diatribe, polemic, rant, screed, tirade; see also Thesaurus:diatribe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === harangue (third-person singular simple present harangues, present participle haranguing, simple past and past participle harangued) (ambitransitive) To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone. Synonyms: admonish, berate, lecture ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== haranguer ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.ʁɑ̃ɡ/ Homophones: haranguent, harangues === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French harangue (“a public address, public discourse”), from Old Italian aringo (“arena, public square, platform”), from Frankish *hring (“circle, ring”) or Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (*hriggs, “ring, circle”) or a compound containing it, both from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“circle, ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ- (“to turn, bend”), from *(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 a Frankish compound *hari-hring (“circular gathering”, literally “host-ring or army-ring”). More at here, ring. ==== Noun ==== harangue f (plural harangues) harangue === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== harangue inflection of haranguer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “harangue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012