Harangue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hɚɹˈæŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hɐɹˈaŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hɐɹˈaŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /hɚɹˈæŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rant ranting

Parts of Speech

noun	a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
verb	deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

Word Forms

harangue	verb	deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
rant	verb	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
haranguer	noun	a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech
harangue	noun	a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ansprache

eine laute, bombastische Deklamation, ausgedrückt mit starker Emotion

🇪🇸Spanish

arenga

una fuerte declamación grandilocuente expresada con fuerte emoción

🇮🇹Italian

arringa

una forte declamazione roboante espressa con forte emozione

🇵🇹Portuguese

arenga

uma declamação bombástica alta expressada com forte emoção

🇷🇺Russian

речь

громкое напыщенное заявление, выраженное с сильными эмоциями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाषण

तीव्र भावना के साथ व्यक्त किया गया जोरदार आडंबरपूर्ण उद्घोष

🇧🇩Bengali

হারাঙ্গু

দৃঢ় আবেগের সাথে প্রকাশ করা একটি জোরে বোমাবাজি ঘোষণা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹராங்க்யூ

வலுவான உணர்ச்சியுடன் வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்ட உரத்த வெடிகுண்டு அறிவிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

హారంగీ

బలమైన భావోద్వేగంతో వ్యక్తీకరించబడిన బిగ్గరగా బాంబు ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

संभाषण

तीव्र भावनांसह व्यक्त केलेली एक जोरात बॉम्बस्फोट घोषणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હારેંગ્યુ

એક જોરદાર બોમ્બિસ્ટિક ઘોષણા મજબૂત લાગણી સાથે વ્યક્ત કરવામાં આવી હતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾರಾಂಗು

ಬಲವಾದ ಭಾವನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಬೊಂಬಾಟ್ ಘೋಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാരങ്കു

ശക്തമായ വികാരത്തോടെ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള സ്ഫോടനാത്മക പ്രഖ്യാപനം

🇵🇰Urdu

ہارنگو

شدید جذبات کے ساتھ ایک بلند وبالا اعلان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

长篇大论

表达强烈情感的大声夸夸其谈

🇯🇵Japanese

説教

強い感情を伴った大声で大げさな宣言

🇰🇷Korean

연설

강한 감정을 표현한 시끄럽고 과장된 선언

🇻🇳Vietnamese

diễn thuyết

một lời tuyên bố khoa trương lớn thể hiện với cảm xúc mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ฮ่าๆ

เสียงประกาศดังกระหึ่มแสดงออกมาด้วยอารมณ์อันแรงกล้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pidato mendesak

pernyataan bombastis yang keras diungkapkan dengan emosi yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطبة

خطاب منمق بصوت عالٍ تم التعبير عنه بعاطفة قوية

🇮🇷Persian

نطق آتشین

یک صدای بلند بمباران آمیز که با احساسات شدید بیان شد

🇹🇷Turkish

söylev

güçlü bir duyguyla ifade edilen yüksek sesli, abartılı bir açıklama

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹכֵחָה

הכרזה בומבסטית רועשת המובעת ברגש חזק

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