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    upbraid
    /ˌʌpˈbreɪd/

    verb

    • 1. find fault with (someone); scold: "he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › upbraidUpbraid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UPBRAID is to criticize severely : find fault with. How to use upbraid in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Upbraid.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPBRAID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it: In newspaper articles she consistently upbraided those in authority who overstepped their limits. Synonyms. reprimand formal. reproach. tick someone off (SPEAK SEVERELY) UK informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › upbraidUPBRAID Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for UPBRAID: scold, reprimand, lecture, criticize, blame, chastise, berate, admonish; Antonyms of UPBRAID: approve, endorse, indorse, sanction, praise, extol, laud, extoll.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › upbraidUpbraid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When you upbraid people, you scold them, tell them off, and criticize them. (You could, however, upbraid your stylist after a bad haircut.) The word upbraid comes from the Old English word upbregdan, which literally means "bring up quickly."

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › upbraidUPBRAID Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Upbraid definition: to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. See examples of UPBRAID used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUPBRAID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    UPBRAID meaning: 1. to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize…. Learn more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishupbraid verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of upbraid verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › upbraidUpbraid - definition of upbraid by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › upbraidUpbraid Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    (archaic) 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. Wiktionary. (archaic, intransitive) To utter upbraidings. Wiktionary. (UK dialectal, Northern England) To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch. Wiktionary. Synonyms: reproach.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordUPBRAID - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "UPBRAID" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.