rebuke
Other forms: rebuked; rebukes; rebuking
If you receive a rebuke, it means that you have been reprimanded, or scolded. You're sure to get a rebuke if you forget to do your math homework four days in a row.
The word rebuke can be a verb, meaning to sternly reprimand or scold, but it can also be a noun, because a rebuke is the result of being scolded. The root comes from the Old French rebuchier and means "to hack down," or "beat back." A rebuke, then, is meant to be critical and to chide — in today's terms, a rebuke is verbal smack-down!
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an act or expression of criticism and censure“he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face”synonyms: reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reprovaltypes:riot acta vigorous reprimandwhat fora strong reprimandbawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraidinga severe scoldingreproacha mild rebuke or criticismcurtain lecturea private lecture to a husband by his wifetype of:
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censure severely or angrilysynonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scathe, scold, take to task, trounce, vituperate
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