upbraid

[ uhp-breyd ]

/ ʌpˈbreɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR upbraid ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.

(of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to.

verb (used without object)

Archaic. to utter reproaches.

Origin of upbraid

before 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up-, braid

SYNONYMS FOR upbraid

1 reprove, blame.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR upbraid ON THESAURUS.COM

synonym study for upbraid

1. See reprimand.

OTHER WORDS FROM upbraid

up·braid·er, nounun·up·braid·ed, adjective

Words nearby upbraid

upaya, upbear, upbeat, upbound, up-bow, upbraid, upbraiding, upbringing, upbuild, upburst, UPC

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for upbraid

They began to loathe it, to upbraid its steadfastness with spoken curses or unrestrained tears.
The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy
Have you come like all the rest to upbraid me for my harshness—to cry out his virtues to me?
The Idol of The Blind|Tom Gallon
The Germans very seldom beat their horses: they talk to them, remonstrate, encourage, or upbraid them.
Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected|Anna Jameson
The Romans have no wives to animate them; no parents to upbraid their flight.
The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus|Tacitus

He went on to upbraid me as a flashy notionist and yet, even so, I was constrained to listen to him in silence.'
A Book of Quaker Saints|Lucy Violet Hodgkin

British Dictionary definitions for upbraid

upbraid

/ (ʌpˈbreɪd) /

verb (tr)

to reprove or reproach angrily

to find fault with

Derived forms of upbraid

upbraider, nounupbraiding, nounupbraidingly, adverb

Word Origin for upbraid

Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide; see up, braid

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	upbraid
释义	upbraid [ uhp-breyd ] / ʌpˈbreɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR upbraid ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. verb (used without object) Archaic. to utter reproaches. Origin of upbraid before 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up-, braid SYNONYMS FOR upbraid 1 reprove, blame. SEE SYNONYMS FOR upbraid ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for upbraid 1. See reprimand. OTHER WORDS FROM upbraid up·braid·er, nounun·up·braid·ed, adjective Words nearby upbraid upaya, upbear, upbeat, upbound, up-bow, upbraid, upbraiding, upbringing, upbuild, upburst, UPC Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upbraid They began to loathe it, to upbraid its steadfastness with spoken curses or unrestrained tears. The Pillar of Light\|Louis Tracy Have you come like all the rest to upbraid me for my harshness—to cry out his virtues to me? The Idol of The Blind\|Tom Gallon The Germans very seldom beat their horses: they talk to them, remonstrate, encourage, or upbraid them. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected\|Anna Jameson The Romans have no wives to animate them; no parents to upbraid their flight. The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus\|Tacitus He went on to upbraid me as a flashy notionist and yet, even so, I was constrained to listen to him in silence.' A Book of Quaker Saints\|Lucy Violet Hodgkin British Dictionary definitions for upbraid upbraid / (ʌpˈbreɪd) / verb (tr) to reprove or reproach angrily to find fault with Derived forms of upbraid upbraider, nounupbraiding, nounupbraidingly, adverb Word Origin for upbraid Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide; see up, braid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to upbraid chastise, chide, berate, admonish, castigate, reprimand, reproach, ream, criticize, chasten, censure, blame, lecture, chew out, put down, rake over the coals, tell off, jump on, lay down the law, light into
随便看	bicycle bicycle chain bicycle clip bicycle kick bicycle motocross bicycle path bicycle pump bicycle race bicyclic bid bida bidactyly bid adieu bidarka bidault biddable biddeford bidden bidding bidding prayer biddle biddy biddy-biddy bide bidentate

upbraid

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of upbraid

SYNONYMS FOR upbraid

synonym study for upbraid

OTHER WORDS FROM upbraid

Words nearby upbraid

Example sentences from the Web for upbraid

British Dictionary definitions for upbraid

verb (tr)

Derived forms of upbraid

Word Origin for upbraid

Words related to upbraid