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upbraid::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reproach |
| Type of | accuse, criminate, impeach, incriminate |
| Derivation | upbraider, upbraiding |
Examples of upbraid
upbraid
Send personal envoys to Wall Street to upbraid the worst of the speculators.
From the time.com
In later years Burghley was to upbraid Oxford frequently for his prodigal extravagance.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The boss appeared suddenly to upbraid her, and the episode has been immortalized on YouTube.
From the dailyherald.com
He was unwilling to scold and upbraid like William O. Douglas.
From the theatlantic.com
Lucie a day after General Manager Sandy Alderson appeared to upbraid him for not being in shape.
From the bats.blogs.nytimes.com
People here have never hesitated to upbraid pro-sports players considered to have outgrown their britches.
From the thenewstribune.com
Why did Johnson not upbraid Tindall at the time?
From the nzherald.co.nz
The ordinary citizen is now afraid to verbally upbraid an unruly youth whose behaviour is causing nuisance or damage.
From the economist.com
There are plenty of articles where it would be appropriate to upbraid the Japanese for a negligent nuclear safety regimen.
From the economist.com
- Reproach: express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
- (upbraiding) castigation: a severe scolding
- The act of reproaching; contumely; To criticize severely; To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed; To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide; To treat with contempt; To ...
- (upbraiding) An instance of severe criticism or rebuke; Reproachful; chiding; censorious
- (v.) to criticize or scold severely (The last thing Lindsay wanted was for Lisa to upbraid her again about missing the rent payment.)
- To reprove sharply; reproach.
