upbraid

up·braid

 (ŭp-brād′)

tr.v. up·braid·ed, up·braid·ing, up·braids

To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold.

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

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up·braid′er n.

up·braid′ing·ly adv.

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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]

upˈbraider n

upˈbraiding n

upˈbraidingly adv

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up•braid

(ʌpˈbreɪd)

v.t.

1. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure.

2. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up-, braid]

up•braid′er, n.

syn: See reprimand.

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upbraid

Past participle: upbraided
Gerund: upbraiding

Imperative

upbraid

upbraid

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

upbraid - express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior" reproach accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

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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.

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upbraid

verb

To criticize for a fault or an offense:

admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax.

Informal: bawl out, lambaste.

Slang: chew out.

Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.

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Translations

gronderreprendreréprimanderreprocher

sgridare

reprovar

upbraid

[ʌpˈbreɪd] VT → censurar, reprender
to upbraid sb with sth → censurar algo a algn

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upbraid

[ʌpˈbreɪd] vt → réprimander

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upbraid

vt → rügen; to upbraid somebody for doing something → jdn dafür rügen, dass er etw getan hat

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upbraid

[ʌpˈbreɪd] vt (frm) → rimproverare

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