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rebuke Verb [-buking, -buked] to scold sternly Noun a stern scolding [Old French rebuker]
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rebuke verb 1. scold, censure, reprimand, reproach, blame, lecture, carpet (informal) berate, tick off (informal) castigate, chide, dress down (informal) admonish, tear into (informal) tell off (informal) take to task, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, bawl out (informal) haul (someone) over the coals (informal) chew out U.S., Canad. (informal) tear (someone) off a strip (informal) give a rocket Brit., N.Z. (informal) reprehend << OPPOSITE praise noun 2. scolding, censure, reprimand, reproach, blame, row, lecture, wigging Brit. (slang) ticking-off (informal) dressing down (informal) telling-off (informal) admonition, tongue-lashing, reproof, castigation, reproval << OPPOSITE praise Translations v rebuke [rəˈbjuːk] to speak severely to (a person), because he has done wrong The boy was rebuked by his teacher for cheating. bestraf يُوَبِّخ мъмря pokárat irettesætte rüffeln επιπλήττω reprender noomima توبیخ کردن nuhdella réprimander לִנזוֹף फटकाराना, डपटना, डांटना ukor, prijekor megdorgál menegur setja ofan í við, ávíta rimproverare 叱りつける 책망하다, 심하게 꾸짖다 priekaištauti []rāt dimarahi berispen irettesette, gi reprimande skarcić, zganić repreender a admonesta, a dojeni делать выговор, давать нагоняй pokarhať ošteti ukoriti tillrättavisa, banna ดุด่า azarlamak 訓斥,指責 оголошувати догану; докоряти تنبیہ کرنا khiển trách 训斥,指责 n (stern) words spoken to a person, because he has done wrong. bestraffing تَوْبيخ، تَأنيب мъмрене výtka irettesættelse der Rüffel επίπληξη reprimenda noomitus سرزنش nuhtelu réprimande נִזיפָה फटकार ukoriti, izgrditi rendreutasítás teguran ávítur, ofanígjöf rimprovero とがめ 책망, 심한 꾸짖음 priekaištas rājiens; pārmetums kata-kata marah berisping reprimande, irettesettelse reprymenda, nagana repreensão admonestare, dojană выговор, нагоняй výčitka, pokarhanie graja ukor tillrättavisning, reprimand การดุด่า azar 斥責,譴責 догана; докір تنبیہ lời quở trách 斥责,谴责 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bingley's invitation, and if he did, whether he would think it proper to join in the evening's amusement; and she was rather surprised to find that he entertained no scruple whatever on that head, and was very far from dreading a rebuke either from the Archbishop, or Lady Catherine de Bourgh, by venturing to dance. In a little while, however, not only the first twelve had returned, but a multitude of other Quakers had come to rebuke the rulers and to preach against the priests and steeple-houses. It is an act of very great impertinence, sir; and therefore I beg you will ask nothing about it, for your curiosity will not be gratified,' replied she, attempting to cover the tartness of her rebuke with a smile; but I could see, by her flushed cheek and kindling eye, that she was seriously annoyed. |
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