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upbraid

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up·braid  (p-brd)
tr.v. up·braid·ed, up·braid·ing, up·braids
To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold.

[Middle English upbreiden, from Old English pbrdan, to bring forward as a ground for censure : p-, up- + bregdan, to turn, lay hold of.]

up·braider n.
up·braiding·ly adv.

upbraid [ʌpˈbreɪd]
vb (tr)
1. to reprove or reproach angrily
2. to find fault with
[Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide; see up, braid]
upbraider  n
upbraiding  n
upbraidingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.upbraid - express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

upbraid
verb scold, rebuke, reprimand, blame, condemn, lecture, carpet (informal), censure, reproach, berate, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read someone the riot act, tell someone off (informal), reprove, take someone to task, tick someone off (informal), excoriate, chew someone out (U.S. & Canad. informal), bawl someone out (informal), dress someone down (informal), tear someone off a strip (Brit. informal), give someone a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), slap someone on the wrist, rap someone over the knuckles Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone.
Translations
upbraid [ʌpˈbreɪd] VTcensurar, reprender
to upbraid sb with sthcensurar algo a algn
upbraid [ʌpˈbreɪd] vtréprimander
upbraid
vtrügen; to upbraid somebody for doing somethingjdn dafür rügen, dass er etw getan hat
upbraid [ʌpˈbreɪd] vt (frm) → rimproverare


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And now ye upbraid me for teaching that there is no reward-giver, nor paymaster?
When the officer had gone away, Denisov, who did not himself know what Rostov's relations with the Polish girl might be, began to upbraid him for his quickness of temper, and Rostov replied:
She was minded to upbraid him when she learned what he had told the Prince.
 
 
 
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