criticize; scold, reproach severely
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Upbraiding Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Upbraid
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Upbraid
upbraiding
n : a severe scolding [syn: castigation, earful, bawling out , chewing out, going-over, dressing down]
Noun
1. a severe scolding
(synonym) castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, going-over, dressing down
(hypernym) rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
(derivation) reproach, upbraid
Verb
1. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
(synonym) reproach
(hypernym) accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
(derivation) upbraider, reprover, reproacher, rebuker
