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- Dictionaryberate/bɪˈreɪt/
verb
- 1. scold or criticize (someone) angrily: "she berated herself for being fickle"
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to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone: As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators. Doctors are often berated for being poor communicators, particularly when they have to give patients bad news. Synonyms. chide formal. lambaste. lecture. rebuke formal. reprimand formal. scold old-fashioned.
The meaning of BERATE is to scold or condemn vehemently and at length. How to use berate in a sentence. Berate and Rate Synonym Discussion of Berate.
When you berate someone, you do more than just raise your voice at them; berate implies putting someone down by insulting their character. This word comes from a 16th-century English and French root meaning "to scold or blame."
to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone: As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators. Doctors are often berated for being poor communicators, particularly when they have to give patients bad news. Synonyms. chide formal. lambaste. lecture. rebuke formal. reprimand formal. scold old-fashioned.
verb (used with object) , be·rat·ed, be·rat·ing. to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public. Synonyms: vilify, objurgate, vituperate, abuse. berate. / bɪˈreɪt / verb. tr to scold harshly.
Definition of berate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
Define berate. berate synonyms, berate pronunciation, berate translation, English dictionary definition of berate. tr.v. be·rat·ed , be·rat·ing , be·rates To rebuke or scold angrily and at length.
Berate definition: To rebuke or scold angrily and at length.
to speak angrily to someone: She berated him for being late. (Definition of berate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of berate. in Chinese (Traditional) 嚴責，訓斥… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 严责，训斥… See more. in Spanish. reprender… See more. in Portuguese. repreender… See more. in more languages.
