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/ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ · noun
(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters..
Powerful parents, in her formulation, feeling themselves autonomous and powerful, give autonomy and power to their children; powerless ones, feeling themselves passive and controlled, in turn exert an excessive control on their children, and monologue at them, instead of having a dialogue with them.
Use monologue when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Monologue means (drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters..
Common synonyms include soliloquy, monologize.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Powerful parents, in her formulation, feeling themselves autonomous and powerful, give autonomy and power to their children; powerless ones, feeling themselves passive and controlled, in turn exert an excessive control on their children, and monologue at them, instead of having a dialogue with them.
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