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v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

v. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

censure, reprimand, criminate

v. rebuke formally

rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

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"

correct, chasten, chastise, castigate, objurgate

v. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

reproach, upbraid

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

attack, assault, round on, lash out at, snipe at

v. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

belittle, find fault with, disparage, pick at

v. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

rail, inveigh

v. complain bitterly

express strong disapproval of, deplore

v. express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

disapprove, consider bad, disapprove of, consider wrong

v. consider bad or wrong

abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout at

v. use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

guy, rib, ridicule, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun of, poke fun at

v. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

try, essay, test, examine, prove, try out, experiment with

v. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

censure, reprimand, criminate

v. rebuke formally

reproach, upbraid

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

attack, assault, round on, lash out at, snipe at

v. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

objurgate, condemn, decry, excoriate

v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

punish, penalize

v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

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

discipline, correct, sort out

v. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

warn, notify of danger, notify of a risk

v. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

remonstrate, point out

v. present and urge reasons in opposition

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