Upbraid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of reproaching; contumely.
  • v. To criticize severely.
  • v. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; – followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.
  • v. To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
  • v. To treat with contempt.
  • v. To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; – with to before the person.
  • v. To utter upbraidings.
  • v. To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.
  • verb-intransitive. To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
  • verb-intransitive. To treat with contempt.
  • verb-intransitive. To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person.
  • verb-intransitive. To utter upbraidings.
  • n. The act of reproaching; contumely.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To reproach for some fault or offense; charge reproachfully; reproach: regularly followed by with or for (rarely of) before the thing imputed.
  • To offer as an accusation or charge against some person or thing: with to before the person or thing blamed.
  • Specifically, to reprove with severity; chide.
  • To bring reproach on; be a reproach to.
  • To make a subject of reproach or chiding.
  • Synonyms Mock, Flout, etc. See taunt.
  • To utter upbraidings or reproaches.
  • n. The act of upbraiding; reproach; contumely; abuse.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. express criticism towards
  • Verb Form
    upbraided    upbraiding    upbraids   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    accuse    impeach    incriminate    criminate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reproach    rebuke    chide    contumely    reprove    exprobrate    censure    condemn    blame   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    refus    unclose    celebrated    peers'    hypocritically    chid    remonstrative    untangled    imagin    remov