harangue :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

rant, ranting

n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

Verbs (1)

address forcefully

v. deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

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Fuzzynyms (37)

lecture, speech, talking to

n. a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

tirade, philippic

n. a speech of violent denunciation

fulmination, diatribe

n. thunderous verbal attack

vituperation, invective, vitriol

n. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

lecture, talk, public lecture

n. a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

spout, jabber, rant, rave, mouth off, rabbit on

v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

explode

v. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

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harangue

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