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berating

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: B IH0 R EY1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A scolding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: browbeating, chiding, rixation, berating, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks, dressing down, going over, jawing, lecture, objurgation, sermon, scolding, throughgoing

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of berate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a severe rebuke

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he deserved the berating that the coach gave him

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blowing up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand

History

Etymology

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