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noun
A strong rebuke or scolding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Synonyms: berating, correption, rixation, browbeating, chiding, chockling, dirdum, down the banks, dressing down, going over, jawing, lecture, objurgation, sermon, scolding, throughgoing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
rebuking a person harshly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chiding, scolding, tongue-lashing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
Narrower terms: wig, wigging
History
From Latin obiūrgō.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
