reproof
51have words — verb 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 • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ …
52lambast — verb 1. 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 • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ …
53reprehension — noun an act or expression of criticism and censure he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face • Syn: ↑rebuke, ↑reproof, ↑reproval, ↑reprimand • Derivationally related forms: ↑reprimand ( …
54reproval — noun an act or expression of criticism and censure he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face • Syn: ↑rebuke, ↑reproof, ↑reprehension, ↑reprimand • Derivationally related forms: ↑reprimand ( …
55take to task — verb 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 • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑rebuke, ↑rag, ↑trou …
56telling-off — n. (pl. tellings off) colloq. a reproof or reprimand. * * * n scolding, chiding, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, lecture, row FORMAL castigation, upbraiding COLLOQ. dressing down, ticking off, bawling out, talking to, slap/smack on the… …
57self-reproving — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : feeling or expressing self reproof • self reprovingly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb * * * self reproofˈ or self reprovˈing noun Reproof of conscience • • • Main Entry: ↑self …
58repriefe — /ri prēfˈ/ (Spenser) noun Reproach, insult, shame, reproof ORIGIN: Same root as ↑reproof; for vowel see ↑prove • • • reprieve / prēvˈ/ transitive verb To reprove * * * reprief(e obs. ff. reprieve n., reproof …
59Animadversion — An i*mad*ver sion, n. [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See {Animadvert}.] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The soul is the sole percipient which hath… …
60put-down — Setdown Set down (s[e^]t doun ), n. The humbling of a person by act or words, especially by a disparaging remark, a retort or a reproof; the retort or the reproof which has such effect. Also called {put down}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
