English to English
rebuke
(r/I/'b/j//u/k
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noun (n)
- an act or expression of criticism and censure(noun.communication)Example:
He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face.
source: wordnet30 - A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- censure severely or angrily(verb.communication)Synonym:
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, scoldsource: wordnet30 - To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.(verb)source: webster1913