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reprimand, censure, criminate

v. rebuke formally

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Fuzzynyms (30)

call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

v. censure severely or angrily; "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"

admonish, reprove

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

reproach, upbraid

v. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

castigate

v. inflict severe punishment on

condemn

v. compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

charge, accuse

v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"

reprobate

v. abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"

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praise

v. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

criminate

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