nnoun.communicationan act or expression of criticism and censureSynset:reprehension reprimand reproof reproval
Examples:- he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Derivationally Related Form:rebukereproofreprovereprehendreprimand
Hypernyms:criticism unfavorable judgment
Inherited Hypernyms:rebukecriticismdisapprovalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:admonishmentadmonitionbawling outberatingblowing upcastigationchasteningchastisementchewing outchidingcorrectiondressing downearfulgoing-overlecturemonitionobjurgationreproachriot actscoldingspeechtalking totongue-lashingupbraidingwhat for
Full Hyponyms:admonitionberatingblamecastigationchidingcorrectioncurtain lecturelecturereproachriot actself-reproachsermonwhat forwig
vverb.communicationcensure severely or angrilySynset:bawl out berate call down call on the carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag remonstrate reprimand scold take to task trounce
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:rebukerchidingreprimandscoldingrebukelecturescolder
Hypernyms:criticise criticize knock pick apart
Inherited Hypernyms:call on the carpetknockcommentnotestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:brush downcastigatechastenchastisecorrectobjurgatetell off
Full Troponyms:chastiseflametell off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: remonstrate, jaw, have words) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: bawl out, chew up, chew out, scold, lambast, dress down, rag, rebuke, lambaste, berate)