noun
Meaning 1
A harsh criticism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rebuke
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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verb
Meaning 2
To criticise harshly; to reprove.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reprimand, reproach, reprove, reprehend, admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out, slash, lash, blame, scorch, blast, berate, berisp, castigate, censure, charge, chastise, chew out, chide, condemn, criticize, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, derogate, dispraise, drag, dress down, eat someone alive, excoriate, find fault, fulminate, get at, get down, get up, give somebody a piece of one's mind, give somebody what-for, inveigh, lace into, lambaste, lay into, lecture, light into, objurgate, pooh-pooh, put someone on blast, rate, read somebody the riot act, rebuke, rip into, rubbish, savage, scold, skewer, slam, slate, tear into, tell off, threap, tick off, tosh, keelhaul, upbraid, vilify, vituperate
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an act or expression of criticism and censure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: criticism, unfavorable judgment
Narrower terms: riot act, chiding, scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing, what for, castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down, berating, blowing up, reproach, lecture, speech, talking to, correction, chastening, chastisement, admonition, admonishment, monition
verb
Meaning 4
censure severely or angrily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: call on the carpet, take to task, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Narrower terms: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct, tell off, brush down
History
Etymology
From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel”), from re- + Old French *buker, buchier, buschier (“to strike, hack down, chop”), from busche (“wood”), from Vulgar Latin *busca (“wood, grove”), from Frankish *busk (“grove”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush”); equivalent to re- + bush.
Across languages
Translations
238 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: мъмрене (mǎmrene) — harsh criticism
- Bulgarian: порицание (poricanie) — harsh criticism
- Bulgarian: укор (ukor) — harsh criticism
- Catalan: reprensió — harsh criticism
- Catalan: esbroncada — harsh criticism
- Catalan: esbronc — harsh criticism
- Chinese Mandarin: 苛责 (kēzé) — harsh criticism
- Czech: výčitka — harsh criticism
- Czech: výtka — harsh criticism
- Czech: pokárání — harsh criticism
- Danish: skideballe — harsh criticism
- Danish: irettesættelse — harsh criticism
- Dutch: verwijt — harsh criticism
- Dutch: berisping — harsh criticism
- Egyptian: Dba-a-w-nDs (ḏbꜥw) — harsh criticism
- Esperanto: riproĉo — harsh criticism
- Finnish: soimaus — harsh criticism
- Finnish: ankara kritiikki — harsh criticism
- Finnish: haukkuminen — harsh criticism
- French: reproche — harsh criticism
- French: réprimande — harsh criticism
- Galician: bronca — harsh criticism
- Georgian: საყვედური (saq̇veduri) — harsh criticism
- German: Tadel — harsh criticism
- German: Anschiss — harsh criticism
- German: Rüge — harsh criticism
- German: Schelte — harsh criticism
- German: Zurechtweisung — harsh criticism
- German: Vorhaltung — harsh criticism
- Greek: μομφή (momfí) — harsh criticism
- Greek: επίπληξη (epíplixi) — harsh criticism
- Greek: παρατήρηση (paratírisi) — harsh criticism
- Irish: spreagadh — harsh criticism
- Irish: aifirt — harsh criticism
- Italian: rimbrotto — harsh criticism
- Italian: reprimenda — harsh criticism
- Italian: rimprovero — harsh criticism
- Italian: richiamo — harsh criticism
- Italian: ammonimento — harsh criticism
- Italian: disappunto — harsh criticism
- Italian: rampogna — harsh criticism
- Nepali: गाली (gālī) — harsh criticism
- Persian: سرکوفت (sarkuft) — harsh criticism
- Persian: عتاب ('etâb) — harsh criticism
- Polish: zbesztanie — harsh criticism
- Polish: besztanina — harsh criticism
- Portuguese: bronca — harsh criticism
- Portuguese: crítica — harsh criticism
- Portuguese: repreensão — harsh criticism
- Portuguese: censura — harsh criticism
- Russian: вы́говор (výgovor) — harsh criticism
- Russian: уко́р (ukór) — harsh criticism
- Russian: упрёк (uprjók) — harsh criticism
- Scottish Gaelic: achmhasan — harsh criticism
- Spanish: reproche — harsh criticism
- Spanish: reprensión — harsh criticism
- Spanish: reprimenda — harsh criticism
- Spanish: reprobación — harsh criticism
- Spanish: regañina — harsh criticism
- Spanish: regaño — harsh criticism
- Spanish: regañada — harsh criticism
- Spanish: regañera — harsh criticism
- Spanish: reprehensión — harsh criticism
- Tamil: இடித்துரை (iṭitturai) — harsh criticism
- Ottoman Turkish: تربیه (terbiye) — harsh criticism
- Ukrainian: докір (dokir) — harsh criticism
- Ukrainian: дорікання (dorikannja) — harsh criticism
- Ukrainian: догана (dohana) — harsh criticism
- Ukrainian: зауваження (zauvažennja) — harsh criticism
- Afrikaans: beknor — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Afrikaans: berispe — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Aromanian: ncaciu — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Aromanian: ntsertu — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Buginese: ᨙᨌᨙᨌ — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Bulgarian: укорявам (ukorjavam) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Bulgarian: порицавам (poricavam) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Burmese: ဆူ (hcu) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Catalan: renyar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Catalan: esbroncar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Catalan: reprendre — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Catalan: reganyar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Cherokee: ᎠᏍᎦᎦ (asgaga) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Chinese Cantonese: 鬧 /闹 (naau6) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Chinese Mandarin: 訓斥 /训斥 (xùnchì) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Chinese Mandarin: 指責 /指责 (zhǐzé) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Chinese Mandarin: 非難 /非难 (fēinàn) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Chinese Mandarin: 譴責 /谴责 (qiǎnzé) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Chinese Mandarin: 罵 /骂 (mà) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Chinese Mandarin: 叱 (chì) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Ngazidja Comorian: ulaumu — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Cornish: keredhi — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Czech: vyčítat — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Danish: bebrejde — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Danish: irettesætte — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Dutch: verwijten — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Dutch: berispen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Dutch: manen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Dutch: aanmanen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Dutch: aansporen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Dutch: beknorren — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Dutch: terechtwijzen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Esperanto: admoni — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Esperanto: riproĉi — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Esperanto: skoldi — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Finnish: moittia — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Finnish: haukkua — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Finnish: sättiä — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Finnish: parjata — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Finnish: läksyttää — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: reprendre — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: réprimander — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: gronder — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: désapprouver — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: reprocher (s.o. for sth.: qqch. à qqn) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: tancer — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: engueuler — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: mettre une chasse — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: passer un savon — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: pourrir — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: gourmander — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- French: chapitrer — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- West-Frisian: ferwite — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Galician: poñer a pan pedir — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Galician: rifar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Georgian: ლანძღვა (lanʒɣva) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Georgian: საყვედურობს (saq̇vedurobs) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: tadeln — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: schimpfen mit — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: ausschimpfen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: schelten — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: ermahnen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: mahnen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: abmahnen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: warnen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: rüffeln — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: zurechtweisen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: rügen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: maßregeln — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: Vorwürfe machen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: Ärger machen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: Vorhaltungen machen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: einen Verweis erteilen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: verwarnen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: abkanzeln — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- German: verweisen — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Greek: μέμφομαι (mémfomai) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Greek: επιπλήττω (epiplítto) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Greek: αποπαίρνω (apopaírno) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Greek: επιτιμώ (epitimó) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Icelandic: átelja — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Ido: reprimandar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Indonesian: menegur — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Indonesian: mengganjar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Indonesian: bentur — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Indonesian: berbenturan — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Irish: spreag — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Irish: aifir — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Italian: rimbrottare — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Italian: rimproverare — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Italian: riprendere — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Italian: richiamare — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Italian: ammonire — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Italian: sgridare — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Japanese: 叱責する (shisseki-suru) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Japanese: 叱る (shikaru) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Japanese: 非難する (hinan suru) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Kazakh: тыю (tyü) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Kazakh: сөгіс беру (sögıs beru) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Kazakh: жазғыру (jazğyru) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Kazakh: ұрысу (ūrysu) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Korean: 힐책하다 (hilchaekhada) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Korean: 질책하다 (jilchaekhada) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Korean: 비난하다 (binanhada) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Latin: obiurgō — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Māori: whakangutungutu — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Māori: pātotoi — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Nepali: गाली गर्नु (gālī garnu) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Norwegian: bestride — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Norwegian: bebreide — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Old English: þrafian — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Papiamentu: reprochá — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Persian: سرکوفت زدن (sarkuft zadan) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Polish: rugać — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Polish: zrugać — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Polish: besztać — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Polish: zbesztać — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Portuguese: repreender — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Portuguese: censurar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Portuguese: criticar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Portuguese: incriminar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Romanian: mustra — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Romanian: certa — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Russian: отчи́тывать (otčítyvatʹ) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Russian: отчита́ть (otčitátʹ) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Russian: упрека́ть (uprekátʹ) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Russian: упрекну́ть (upreknútʹ) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Russian: де́лать вы́говор (délatʹ výgovor) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Russian: руга́ть (rugátʹ) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Russian: брани́ть (branítʹ) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: cuiget — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: vuoiŋŋidit — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: skuldot — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: ávžžuhit — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: huvdet — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: láitit — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: láittášit — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: bealkit — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Northern Sami: addáladdat — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Scots: upcast — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Scottish Gaelic: cronaich — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Scottish Gaelic: càin — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Scottish Gaelic: troid — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Slovak: skritizovať — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Slovak: sprdnúť — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Slovak: vyčítať — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Spanish: regañar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Spanish: reprochar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Spanish: reprender — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Spanish: reprobar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Spanish: retar — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Spanish: reprehender — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Swahili: kukemea — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Swahili: kulaumu — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Swedish: tillrättavisa — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Swedish: förebrå — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Swedish: förevita — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Swedish: läsa lusen av någon — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Tamil: அதட்டு (ataṭṭu) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Tamil: திட்டு (tiṭṭu) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Tamil: கண்டி (kaṇṭi) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Turkish: azarlamak — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Ugaritic: 𐎂𐎓𐎗 (gʿr) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Ukrainian: докоряти (dokorjaty) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Ukrainian: дорікати (dorikaty) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Ukrainian: сварити (svaryty) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Ukrainian: картати (kartaty) — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Walloon: barboter — to criticise harshly; to reprove
- Walloon: sounayrer — to criticise harshly; to reprove