Analysis Complete

rebuke

/ rebuke /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an act or expression of criticism and censure
"he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
Type of:
criticism unfavorable judgment
Kinds of:
riot act chiding scolding objurgation tongue-lashing
Derived:
call on the carpet rag trounce reproof lecture
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Kinds of:
chastise castigate objurgate chasten correct
Derived:
chiding scolding objurgation tongue-lashing scold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
33%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

criticism unfavorable judgment riot act chiding scolding objurgation tongue-lashing knock criticize criticise chastise castigate