harangued
Delivered angry speech
Harangued is the past tense of harangue, meaning to lecture or berate someone at length, often aggressively or pompously.
A harangue is a forceful, one-sided speech—more tirade than conversation: The coach harangued the team for twenty minutes after the loss.
She harangued him about his spending habits until he left the room.
Scolded severely at length
- reprimandedOfficially expressed disapproval
- chastisedCriticized severely for wrongdoing
- upbraidedCriticized sharply, past tense
- admonishedWarned or reproved
rebuked · castigated · censured · chided · lambasted · lectured · reproached · criticized
Urged with intensity
- urgedStrongly encouraged action
- pressuredUrged with insistence
- lobbiedSought political influence
- imploredBegged earnestly
beseeched · entreated · badgered · hectored · preached · sermonized · lectured · cajoled
Bitter, prolonged verbal attack
- tiradeExtended angry speech
- rantAngry prolonged outburst
- invectiveAbusive denunciation
- fulminationFierce verbal denunciation
screed · philippic · jeremiad · vituperation · outburst · denunciation · declamation · broadside
Intensely forceful in feeling
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
emphatic · strident · blistering · vitriolic · fierce · relentless · unrelenting · thunderous
berated
Scolded severely at length
- reprimandedOfficially expressed disapproval
- chastisedCriticized severely for wrongdoing
- upbraidedCriticized sharply, past tense
admonished · rebuked · castigated · censured · chided · lambasted · lectured · reproached · criticized · denounced
exhorted
Urged with intensity
implored · beseeched · entreated · badgered · hectored · preached · sermonized · lectured · cajoled · goaded
diatribe
Bitter, prolonged verbal attack
fulmination · screed · philippic · jeremiad · vituperation · outburst · denunciation · declamation · broadside · verbal assault
vehement
Intensely forceful in feeling
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
fiery · emphatic · strident · blistering · vitriolic · fierce · relentless · unrelenting · thunderous · aggressive
haranguedpraised
Expressed approval of
complimented · congratulated · lauded · commended · applauded