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upbraiding
adjective as in abusive
adjective as in vituperative
noun as in abuse
noun as in admonition
Weak matches
noun as in dressing-down
noun as in rebuke
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in revilement
noun as in reviling
noun as in scurrility
noun as in scurrilousness
noun as in tongue-lashing
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in vituperation
Example Sentences
V. has a habit of recording her conversations with Donald, make of that what you will, one of which catches him upbraiding her for posting a picture of herself with Magic Johnson on Instagram and asking her not to “broadcast that you’re associating” with Black people “or bring them to my games.”
That sort of upbraiding from a judge before trial has even begun should chill any trial lawyer to the bone.
When Will Johnson, a Texas-based Trump supporter and streamer with long gray dreads and a T-shirt that said “Culture Wars” spotted him, he scampered over and started upbraiding him.
Youssef Chelbi and Dhia Nsir were arrested on Wednesday after posting a clip on Tik Tok and Facebook showing them laughing and singing a sarcastic song upbraiding the police over treatment of detainees and a drugs law.
"An actual upbraiding from the court for the Trump Org."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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