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What (who) is Harangue - definition

ABUSIVE, REPROACHFUL, OR VENOMOUS LANGUAGE USED TO EXPRESS BLAME OR CENSURE
Tirade; Invectives; Harangue

Harangue         
·vt To address by an harangue.
II. Harangue ·vi To make an harangue; to Declaim.
III. Harangue ·noun A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular oration; a loud address a multitude; in a bad sense, a noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting.
harangue         
[h?'ra?]
¦ verb lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and hectoring manner.
¦ noun a forceful and aggressive speech.
Derivatives
haranguer noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. arenge, from med. L. harenga, perh. of Gmc origin; altered to conform with Fr. harangue (n.), haranguer (v.).
harangue         
n. to deliver, launch into a harangue

Wikipedia

Invective

Invective (from Middle English invectif, or Old French and Late Latin invectus) is abusive, reproachful, or venomous language used to express blame or censure; or, a form of rude expression or discourse intended to offend or hurt; vituperation, or deeply seated ill will, vitriol. The Latin adjective invectivus means 'scolding.'

Examples of use of Harangue
1. Robert Byrd (D–W.Va.), chairman of the Appropriations Committee, didn‘t just harangue the two men.
2. The older man‘s harangue becomes more and more profane, escalating into "yo‘ mama" territory.
3. They applaud the sort of savage harangue which he gave the West on Sunday.
4. So, for the most part, they stalk the borders of our communities – the pamphleteers and proselytisers, who harangue and harass.
5. They began to harangue the opposition and blaming them for all their own invented ghosts and metaphysical worries.