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| Main Entry: |
reprove
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rebuke |
| Synonyms: | admonish, bawl out, berate, castigate, censure, chew out, chide, condemn, jump down one's throat, lambaste, lay into, lecture, read the riot act, reprimand, reproach, scold, take to task, upbraid |
| Main Entry: | row |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, ruckus |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, bickering, brawl, castigation, commotion, controversy, dispute, disturbance, falling-out, fracas, fray, fuss, knock-down-drag-out, lecture, melee, noise, quarrel, racket, reprimand, reproof, riot, rumpus, run-in, scrap*, set-to, shouting match, squabble, talking-to, telling-off, tiff, tongue-lashing, trouble, tumult, uproar, words, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find fault with |
| Synonyms: | abuse, admonish, asperse, berate, blame, castigate, cavil, censure, chasten, chide, criticize, denounce, disparage, dress down, expostulate, give a talking-to, jump on, keep aft, lay down the law, lecture, light into, nag, objurate, preach, put down, rail, rake over the coals, rate, ream, rebuke, recriminate, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, reprove, revile, take to task, taunt, tell off, upbraid, vilify, vituperate |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
| Main Entry: | upbraid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scold |
| Synonyms: | admonish, berate, blame, castigate, censure, chasten, chastise, chew out, chide, criticize, give a talking-to, jump on, lay down the law, lecture, light into, put down, rake over the coals, ream, reprimand, reproach, take to task, tell off |
| Main Entry: | vituperation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal attack |
| Synonyms: | bad-mouthing, berating, blame, castigation, censure, criticism, defamation, insults, libel, obloquy, reprimand, reproach, scolding, slander, tirade, upbraiding, verbal abuse |
| Main Entry: | reprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disapprove |
| Synonyms: | admonish, berate, censure, chide, criticize, denounce, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, scold |
| Antonyms: | approve |
| Main Entry: | bawl out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | severely reprimand |
| Synonyms: | berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, have words, jump down one's throat, punish, rake over the coals, reprimand, rip into, scold, take to task, tell off, upbraid, yell at |
| Antonyms: | praise |
| Main Entry: | rake over the coals |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize harshly |
| Synonyms: | dress-down, give a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, reprimand |
| Main Entry: | reproof |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | an oral or written statement intended to censure |
| Synonyms: | admonition, blame, chiding, rebuke, reprimand, reproach |
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