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upbraidverb to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingshis wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste(or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, tongue-lash admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reproveabuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis(also diss, slang), excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperatebelittle, disparage, mock, put downridicule, scoff, scorn lay into, read the riot act (to), take to task approve, endorse(also indorse), sanctionextol(also extoll), laud, praise scold, upbraid, berate, rail, revile, vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively.scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly.angrily scolding the children upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds.upbraided her assistants for poor research berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding.berated continually by an overbearing boss rail (at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating.railed loudly at their insolence revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred.an alleged killer reviled in the press vituperate suggests a violent reviling.was vituperated for betraying his friends in the 12th century |