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View usage for: (ʌpbreɪd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense upbraids, present participle upbraiding, past tense, past participle upbraidedverbIf you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it. [formal] His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed. [VERB noun] She was upbraided for the inaccuracies in her autobiography. [VERB noun + for] Synonyms: scold, rebuke, reprimand, blame More Synonyms of upbraid upbraid in British English (ʌpˈbreɪd) verb (transitive)1. to reprove or reproach angrily Derived forms upbraider (upˈbraider) noun upbraiding (upˈbraiding) noun upbraidingly (upˈbraidingly) adverb Word origin Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide; see up, braidupbraid in American English (ʌpˈbreɪd) verb transitive to rebuke severely or bitterly; censure sharply SIMILAR WORDS: scold Word origin ME upbreiden < OE upbregdan < up-, up- + bregdan, to pull: see braid Examples of 'upbraid' in a sentenceupbraid Definition to scold or reproach Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone. Synonyms carpet (informal) tear into (informal) read someone the riot act excoriate chew someone out (US, Canadian, informal) bawl someone out (informal) give someone a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal) slap someone on the wrist rap someone over the knuckles - up-and-coming
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Additional synonymsDefinition to find fault with or reprimand (a person) harshly She castigated him for having no intellectual interests. Synonyms reprimand, blast, carpet (informal), flame (informal), put down, criticize, lash, slate (informal, British), censure, rebuke, scold, berate, dress down (informal), chastise, chasten, tear into (informal), diss (slang), read the riot act, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, haul over the coals (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal) Definition to criticize (someone or something) severely I would not presume to censure him for his views. Synonyms criticize, blame, abuse, condemn, carpet (informal), flame (informal), denounce, put down, slate (informal), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, berate, castigate, chide, tear into (informal), diss (slang), blast, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, damn, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend Definition to rebuke or scold He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights. Synonyms scold, blame, lecture, carpet (informal), flame (informal), put down, criticize, slate (informal, British), censure, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, berate, tick off (informal), admonish, tear into (informal), blast, tell off (informal), find fault, diss (slang), read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend, give (someone) a row (Scottish, informal), checkDefinition to express strong disapproval of Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence. Synonyms denounce, damn, criticize, disapprove, censure, diss (slang), reprove, upbraid, reprobate, excoriate (literary), reprehend, blame, flame (informal) He dressed them down in public. Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, scold, berate, castigate, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, carpet (informal), bawl out (informal), rap over the knuckles, haul over the coals, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal) Definition to censure severely Synonyms attack, blast, condemn, slam (slang), carpet (informal), flame (informal), denounce, put down, criticize, slate (informal, British), censure, rebuke, reproach, scold, berate, castigate, revile, vilify, chastise, tear into (informal), flay, diss (slang), read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal) Definition to scold (someone) at length He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. Synonyms tell off (informal), berate, scold, reprimand, carpet (informal), censure, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read the riot act, reprove, bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), give someone a talking-to (informal), give someone a dressing-down (informal), give someone a telling-off (informal) Definition to scold sternly They have been seriously rebuked. Synonyms scold, censure, reprimand, reproach, blame, lecture, carpet (informal), berate, tick off (informal), castigate, chide, dress down (informal), admonish, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), take to task, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, bawl out (informal), haul (someone) over the coals (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend, chew (someone's) ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang) Definition to blame (someone) officially for a fault He was reprimanded by a teacher. Synonyms blame, censure (formal), rebuke, reproach, check, lecture, carpet (informal), scold, tick off (informal), castigate (formal), chide, dress down (informal), admonish, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), take to task, read the riot act, tongue-lash, reprove (old-fashioned), upbraid (archaic), slap on the wrist (informal), bawl out (informal), rap over the knuckles, haul over the coals (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend, chew someone's ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), give (someone) a row (informal), send (someone) away with a flea in their ear (informal) Definition to express disapproval (of someone's actions) She is quick to reproach anyone. Synonyms blame, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, abuse, blast, condemn, carpet (informal), flame (informal), discredit, censure (formal), have a go at (informal), scold, disparage, chide, tear into (informal), diss (slang), defame, find fault with, take to task, read the riot act to, reprove (old-fashioned), upbraid (archaic), lambast(e), bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend Additional synonymsDefinition to speak severely to (someone) about a fault Women were reproved if they did not wear hats. Synonyms rebuke, censure, reprimand, scold, check, blame, abuse, condemn, carpet (informal), berate, tick off (informal), chide, admonish, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), take to task, read the riot act, upbraid, bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend Definition to criticize or rebuke The country's intellectuals are being taken to task. Synonyms criticize, blame, blast, lecture, carpet (informal), flame (informal), censure, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), diss (slang), read the riot act to, reprove, upbraid, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket to (British, New Zealand, informal) He heard Nora tear an orderly off a strip. Synonyms tell off, rebuke, reprimand, lecture, carpet (informal), censure, reproach, scold, berate, tick off (informal), chide, tear into (informal), take to task, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, bawl out (informal), haul over the coals (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), give (someone) a piece of your mind Definition to reprimand or scold (someone) He never listened to us when we told him off. Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, scold, lecture, carpet (informal), censure, reproach, berate, chide, tear into (informal), read the riot act to, reprove, upbraid, take to task, tick off (informal), bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear off a strip (British, informal), give a piece of your mind to, haul over the coals (informal), give a rocket to (British, New Zealand, informal) Definition to reprimand or scold (someone) His mum ticked him off when they got home. Synonyms scold, rebuke, tell off (informal), lecture, carpet (informal), censure, reprimand, reproach, berate, chide, tear into (informal), reprove, upbraid, take to task, read the riot act to, bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear off a strip (British, informal), haul over the coals (informal), give a rocket to (British, New Zealand, informal) |