rebuke

rebuke

a sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand; censure; admonish; reproach: rebuke his bad behavior
Not to be confused with:rebuff – blunt or abrupt rejection; snub; spurn: rebuff a proposal or invitationrebut – to argue to the contrary; disprove; confute: rebut an argument

re·buke

R0077500 (rĭ-byo͞ok′)tr.v. re·buked, re·buk·ing, re·bukes 1. To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand. See Synonyms at admonish.2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example): "a series of sweeping decisions that rebuked the investigators' presumptions" (Donald A. Ritchie).3. Obsolete To check or repress.n. An expression of strong disapproval.

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[Middle English rebuken, from Old North French rebuker : re-, back (from Latin; see re-) + *buker, to strike, chop wood (variant of Old French buschier, from busche, firewood, of Germanic origin).]

rebuke

(rɪˈbjuːk) vb (tr) to scold or reprimand (someone)na reprimand or scolding[C14: from Old Norman French rebuker, from re- + Old French buchier to hack down, from busche log, of Germanic origin] reˈbukable adj reˈbuker n

re•buke

(rɪˈbyuk)

v. -buked, -buk•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand. n. 2. a sharp reproof; reprimand. [1275–1325; < Anglo-French rebuker (Old French rebuchier) to beat back]

rebuke

Past participle: rebuked
Gerund: rebuking

Imperative
rebuke
rebuke

Present
I rebuke
you rebuke
he/she/it rebukes
we rebuke
you rebuke
they rebuke

Preterite
I rebuked
you rebuked
he/she/it rebuked
we rebuked
you rebuked
they rebuked

Present Continuous
I am rebuking
you are rebuking
he/she/it is rebuking
we are rebuking
you are rebuking
they are rebuking

Present Perfect
I have rebuked
you have rebuked
he/she/it has rebuked
we have rebuked
you have rebuked
they have rebuked

Past Continuous
I was rebuking
you were rebuking
he/she/it was rebuking
we were rebuking
you were rebuking
they were rebuking

Past Perfect
I had rebuked
you had rebuked
he/she/it had rebuked
we had rebuked
you had rebuked
they had rebuked

Future
I will rebuke
you will rebuke
he/she/it will rebuke
we will rebuke
you will rebuke
they will rebuke

Future Perfect
I will have rebuked
you will have rebuked
he/she/it will have rebuked
we will have rebuked
you will have rebuked
they will have rebuked

Future Continuous
I will be rebuking
you will be rebuking
he/she/it will be rebuking
we will be rebuking
you will be rebuking
they will be rebuking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rebuking
you have been rebuking
he/she/it has been rebuking
we have been rebuking
you have been rebuking
they have been rebuking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rebuking
you will have been rebuking
he/she/it will have been rebuking
we will have been rebuking
you will have been rebuking
they will have been rebuking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rebuking
you had been rebuking
he/she/it had been rebuking
we had been rebuking
you had been rebuking
they had been rebuking

Conditional
I would rebuke
you would rebuke
he/she/it would rebuke
we would rebuke
you would rebuke
they would rebuke

Past Conditional
I would have rebuked
you would have rebuked
he/she/it would have rebuked
we would have rebuked
you would have rebuked
they would have rebuked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rebuke - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reprovalriot act - a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act"criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing - rebuking a person harshlywhat for - a strong reprimandbawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, upbraiding, earful, going-over - a severe scoldingberating, blowing up - a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"reproach - a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"talking to, lecture, speech - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"chastening, chastisement, correction - a rebuke for making a mistakeadmonishment, monition, admonition - a firm rebuke
Verb	1.	rebuke - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, reprimand, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, ragcastigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

rebuke

verb1. 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 (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), reprehend, chew (someone's) ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang) He has been seriously rebuked.
scold approve, praise, applaud, compliment, congratulate, commend, laudnoun1. scolding, censure, reprimand, reproach, blame, row, lecture, wigging (Brit. slang), ticking-off (informal), dressing down (informal), telling-off (informal), admonition, tongue-lashing, reproof, castigation, reproval 'Silly little boy' was his favourite expression of rebuke.
scolding praise, compliment, commendation, laudation

rebuke

verbTo criticize for a fault or an offense:admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid.Informal: bawl out, lambaste.Slang: chew out.Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.nounWords expressive of strong disapproval:admonishment, admonition, reprimand, reproach, reproof, scolding.Slang: rap.

Translations

指责斥责训斥谴责

rebuke

(rəˈbjuːk) verb to speak severely to (a person), because he has done wrong. The boy was rebuked by his teacher for cheating. 訓斥，指責 训斥，指责 noun (stern) words spoken to a person, because he has done wrong. 斥責 斥责，谴责