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- Dictionaryupbraid/ˌʌpˈbreɪd/
verb
- 1. find fault with (someone); scold: "he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance"
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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.
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.
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."
Upbraid definition: to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. See examples of UPBRAID used in a sentence.
UPBRAID meaning: 1. to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize…. Learn more.
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.
If you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it. [ formal ] His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed.
Definition of upbraid verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Upbraid definition: to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. See examples of UPBRAID used in a sentence.
(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.
