Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
harangue, tirade — An harangue is a passionate and vehement speech, one that is usually lengthy and delivered before a public gathering: The candidate indulged in an (or a) harangue that dealt more with his opponents than with the issues at hand. A tirade is a… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
harangue, tirade — Each is sometimes used when the other is intended. A tirade is always abusive and can be directed at one person or at several. A harangue need not be vituperative but may merely be prolonged and tedious. It does, however, require at least two… … Dictionary of troublesome word
tirade — See harangue. See harangue, tirade … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
harangue — See harangue, tirade … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
tirade — tirade, *diatribe, jeremiad, philippic can all mean a violent, often long winded, and usually denunciatory speech or writing. Tirade implies a swift emission of heated language, sometimes critical, sometimes abusive, but usually long continued… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
harangue — , tirade Each is sometimes used when the other is intended. A tirade is always abusive and can be directed at one person or at several. A harangue, however, need not be vituperative, but may merely be prolonged and tedious. It does, however,… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Tirade — Ti*rade , n. [F., fr. It. tirada, properly, a pulling; hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to redn. See {Tear} to rend, and cf. {Tire} to tear.] A declamatory strain or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harangue — [n] long lecture address, chewing out*, declamation, diatribe, discourse, exhortation, hassle, jeremiad, oration, philippic, reading out*, screed, sermon, speech, spiel*, spouting, tirade; concepts 51,278 harangue [v] give a long lecture accost,… … New thesaurus
harangue — [hə raŋ′] n. [ME (Scot) arang < OFr arenge < OIt aringa < aringo, site for horse races and public assemblies < Goth * hrings, circle: see RING2] a long, blustering, noisy, or scolding speech; tirade vi., vt. harangued, haranguing to… … English World dictionary
harangue — I noun abusive speech, bombast, contio, declamation, declamatory speech, diatribe, disquisition, effusion, exhortation, expatiation, invective, lecture, prelection, tirade, vehement speech associated concepts: harassment II index address (talk… … Law dictionary
