Harangued

/həˈræŋd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of harangue: to have delivered a long, forceful, and often angry speech to someone.

Etymology

From 'harangue' with the past tense '-ed' suffix. Harangue itself comes from Old French origins, possibly from military or crowd-gathering contexts in medieval times.

Kelly Says

Politicians and passionate speakers have been 'haranguing' audiences for centuries—it's the verb form of those dramatic speeches where someone goes on and on to persuade or anger their audience!

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