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Upbraid

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reproachnoun(transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).

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reproachverb(transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).
railverb(intransitive) To travel by railway.
rebukenoun(of a person) A harsh criticism.
castigateverb(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
objurgateverb(transitive) To rebuke or scold strongly.
reproveverb(transitive) To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
lambasteverbTo scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
drubnoun(dialectal, Northern England) Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.
scoldverb(ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.
reprimandnounA severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
philippicizeverb(rare) To engage in a tirade or diatribe full of bitter condemnation.
berispverb(obsolete, transitive) To censure; reprove.
censurenounThe act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
bechideverb(transitive, archaic) to chide or scold completely; reprimand thoroughly
downcastOf the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
cut upverb(transitive) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
blisternounA small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
challengenounA confrontation; a dare.
punishverb(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
criminateverb(transitive) To accuse (someone) of a crime; to incriminate.

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