rebuke

rebuke
1. verb

she never rebuked him in front of others

Syn:
reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, chastise, upbraid, berate, take to task, criticize, censure; informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, chew out, ream out; formal castigate
Ant:
praise
2. noun

Damian was silenced by the rebuke

Syn:
reprimand, reproach, reproof, scolding, admonishment, admonition, upbraiding; informal dressing-down; formal castigation
Ant:
compliment
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rebuke, admonish, censure, reprimand, reproach, scold
All of these verbs mean to criticize or express disapproval, but which one you use depends on how upset you are. If you want to go easy on someone, you can admonish or reproach, both of which indicate mild and sometimes kindly disapproval. To admonish is to warn or counsel someone, usually because a duty has been forgotten or might be forgotten in the future (admonish her about leaving the key in the lock), while reproach also suggests mild criticism aimed at correcting a fault or pattern of misbehavior (he was reproved for his lack of attention in class). If you want to express your disapproval formally or in public, use censure or reprimand. You can censure someone either directly or indirectly (the judge censured the lawyer for violating courtroom procedures; a newspaper article that censured "deadbeat dads"), while reprimand suggests a direct confrontation (reprimanded by his parole officer for leaving town without reporting his whereabouts). If you're irritated enough to want to express your disapproval quite harshly and at some length, you can scold (to scold a child for jaywalking). Rebuke is the harshest word of this group, meaning to criticize sharply or sternly, often in the midst of some action (rebuke a carpenter for walking across an icy roof).

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  • Rebuke — Re*buke (r[ e]*b[=u]k ), n. 1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment. [1913 Webster] For thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Jer. xv. 15. [1913 Webster] Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rebuke — Re*buke (r[ e]*b[=u]k ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuked} (r[ e]*b[=u]kt ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebuking}.] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr. pref. re re + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L. bucca cheek; if so, the original sense …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rebuke — [n] reprimand; harsh criticism admonishment, admonition, affliction, bawling out*, berating, blame, castigation, censure, chewingout*, chiding, comeuppance, condemnation, correction, disapproval, dressing down*, earful*, expostulation, going… …   New thesaurus

  • rebuke — I verb accuse, admonish, animadvert on, berate, blame, bring to book, call down, call to account, call to task, castigate, censure, charge, chastise, chide, correct, criminate, criticize, disapprove, exprobrate, find fault with, judge, lecture,… …   Law dictionary

  • rebuke — *reprove, reprimand, admonish, reproach, chide Analogous words: rate, upbraid, *scold, berate: *criticize, reprehend, reprobate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rebuke — ► VERB ▪ criticize or reprimand sharply. ► NOUN ▪ a sharp criticism. ORIGIN Old French rebuker beat down …   English terms dictionary

  • rebuke — [ri byo͞ok′] vt. rebuked, rebuking [ME rebuken < Anglo Fr rebuker < OFr rebuchier < re , back + buchier, to beat < buche, stick, billet < Gmc * buska] 1. to blame or scold in a sharp way; reprimand 2. Obs. to force back n. a sharp… …   English World dictionary

  • rebuke — I n. 1) to administer, deliver, give a rebuke 2) to draw, receive a rebuke 3) a mild; scathing, sharp, stern, stinging rebuke 4) a rebuke to II v. 1) to rebuke mildly; sharply, sternly 2) (D; tr.) to rebuke for (to rebuke smb. for sloppy work) *… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • rebuke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ harsh, scathing, sharp, stern, stinging, strong ▪ gentle, mild ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • rebuke — UK [rɪˈbjuːk] / US [rɪˈbjuk] verb [transitive] Word forms rebuke : present tense I/you/we/they rebuke he/she/it rebukes present participle rebuking past tense rebuked past participle rebuked formal to tell someone that they have behaved badly.… …   English dictionary

  • rebuke — {{11}}rebuke (n.) early 15c., a reproof, reprimand, from REBUKE (Cf. rebuke) (v.). {{12}}rebuke (v.) early 14c., to reprimand, reprove; chide, scold, from Anglo Fr. rebuker to repel, beat back, O.Fr. rebuchier, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) +… …   Etymology dictionary

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