Harangue vs Goad - What's the difference?
harangue | goad |
An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
A tirade or rant, whether spoken or written.
* 1895 , , Ch X:
To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.
* 1814 , , Ch XV:
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As nouns the difference between harangue and goad
is that harangue is an impassioned, disputatious public speech while goad is a long, pointed stick used to prod animals.As verbs the difference between harangue and goad
is that harangue is to give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone while goad is to prod with a goad.harangue
English
Noun
(en noun)- She gave her son a harangue about the dangers of playing in the street.
- The priest took thirty minutes to deliver his harangue on timeliness, making the entire service run late.
- But he continued his harangue without waiting for a reply.
Synonyms
* (tirade or rant): admonition, condemnation, criticism, diatribe, polemic, rant, screed, tiradeVerb
(harangu)- The angry motorist leapt from his car to harangue the other driver.
- This picture of her consequence had some effect, for no one loved better to lead than Maria; and with far more good-humour she answered, "I am much obliged to you, Edmund; you mean very well, I am sure: but I still think you see things too strongly; and I really cannot undertake to harangue all the rest upon a subject of this kind. There would be the greatest indecorum, I think."