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vt reprimand (was it really necessary to reprimand him in public?w : take sb to task (about/for/over sth) : to criticize sb severely for sth (he was taken to task for not trying at schoolh (she took the government to task over its economic records (Bryce took me to task for having borrowed his carB ● rebuke : to criticize sharply : reprimand ● reprove : to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent ● admonish : to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner ● chastise : to censure severely : castigate ● chide : to voice disapproval to : reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner : scold (she chided him for not telling the truths ● upbraid : 1. to criticize severely : find fault with 2. to reproach severely : scold vehemently ● reproach : to express disappointment in or displeasure with (a person) for conduct that is blameworthy or in need of amendment (she reproached him gently for forgetting their anniversarys ● scold : to find fault noisily or angrily; to find fault noisily or angrily; to censure severely or angrily : rebuke; to censure severely or angrily ● berate : to scold or condemn vehemently and at length ● lambaste : to attack verbally : censure (critics lambasted his performancec ● give sb a piece of one’s mind : (infml) to tell sb exactly what one thinks, esp when one disapproved of their behavior ● rake/haul over the coals : to criticize sb severely because they have done something wrong (I was hauled over the coals by my boss for being lateI ● call to account (for/over sth) to make sb explain an error, a loss, etc. (his boss called him to account for failing to meet the deadlineh. Synonyms : 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 childrenl. Upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds (upbraided her assistants for poor researchu. Berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding (berated continually by an overbearing bossb. Rail (at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating (railed loudly at their insolencer. Revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred (an alleged killer reviled in the pressa. Vituperate suggests a violent reviling (was vituperated for betraying his friendse. (WC) Analogous or related words : Reprove, rebuke, reprimand, admonish, reproach mean to criticize adversely. Reprove implies an often kindly intent to correct a fault (gently reproved my table mannersg*. Rebuke suggests a sharp or stern reproof (the papal letter rebuked dissenting clericst. Reprimand implies a severe, formal, often public or official rebuke (reprimanded by the ethics committeer. Admonish suggests earnest or friendly warning and counsel (admonished by my parents to control expenses . Reproach and chide suggest displeasure or disappointment expressed in mild reproof or scolding (reproached him for tardinessr (chided by their mother for untidinessc. (WC) Punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, discipline, correct mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing. Punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing (punished for stealingp. Chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation (chastised his son for neglecting his studiesc. Castigate usually implies a severe, typically public censure (an editorial castigating the entire city councila. Chasten suggests any affliction or trial that leaves one humbled or subdued (chastened by a landslide election defeatc. Discipline implies a punishing or chastening in order to bring under control (parents must discipline their childrenp. Correct implies punishing aimed at reforming an offender (the function of prison is to correct the wrongdoer . (WC)
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