rebuke

rebuke
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. reproof, reprimand, admonition. —v. t. reprove, reprimand, chide, admonish, upbraid. See disapprobation.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. condemnation, reproof, reprimand, rebuff, snub, refusal, repulse, disapproval, scolding, censure, criticism, chiding, admonition, ostracism, blame, upbraiding, reprehension, berating, reproach, reproval, expostulation, lecture, punishment, rating, objurgation, correction, affliction, castigation, admonishment, remonstrance, tongue-lashing*, dressing-down*, chewing-out*, put-down*, slap in the face*; see also blame 1 , insult .
Ant. compliment*, congratulations, applause.
v.
Syn. reprove, reprimand, admonish; see censure , scold .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v.
[ri BYOOK]
to reprimand or criticize harshly.
He was rebuked for losing the documents.
SYN.: criticize, reprimand, admonish, *chew out, berate, reprove, reproach, censure, scold, *call on the carpet, *jump down one's throat, *rake over the coals.
ANT.: praise, laud, honor, *pat on the back
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap1, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal: bawl out, lambaste. Slang: chew out. Idioms: bring (or call or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See ATTACK, PRAISE. II noun Words expressive of strong disapproval: admonishment, admonition, reprimand, reproach, reproof, scolding. Slang: rap1. See PRAISE.

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  • Rebuke — Re*buke (r[ e]*b[=u]k ), n. 1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment. [1913 Webster] For thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Jer. xv. 15. [1913 Webster] Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rebuke — Re*buke (r[ e]*b[=u]k ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuked} (r[ e]*b[=u]kt ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebuking}.] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr. pref. re re + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L. bucca cheek; if so, the original sense …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rebuke — [n] reprimand; harsh criticism admonishment, admonition, affliction, bawling out*, berating, blame, castigation, censure, chewingout*, chiding, comeuppance, condemnation, correction, disapproval, dressing down*, earful*, expostulation, going… …   New thesaurus

  • rebuke — I verb accuse, admonish, animadvert on, berate, blame, bring to book, call down, call to account, call to task, castigate, censure, charge, chastise, chide, correct, criminate, criticize, disapprove, exprobrate, find fault with, judge, lecture,… …   Law dictionary

  • rebuke — *reprove, reprimand, admonish, reproach, chide Analogous words: rate, upbraid, *scold, berate: *criticize, reprehend, reprobate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • rebuke — [ri byo͞ok′] vt. rebuked, rebuking [ME rebuken < Anglo Fr rebuker < OFr rebuchier < re , back + buchier, to beat < buche, stick, billet < Gmc * buska] 1. to blame or scold in a sharp way; reprimand 2. Obs. to force back n. a sharp… …   English World dictionary

  • rebuke — I n. 1) to administer, deliver, give a rebuke 2) to draw, receive a rebuke 3) a mild; scathing, sharp, stern, stinging rebuke 4) a rebuke to II v. 1) to rebuke mildly; sharply, sternly 2) (D; tr.) to rebuke for (to rebuke smb. for sloppy work) *… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • rebuke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ harsh, scathing, sharp, stern, stinging, strong ▪ gentle, mild ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • rebuke — UK [rɪˈbjuːk] / US [rɪˈbjuk] verb [transitive] Word forms rebuke : present tense I/you/we/they rebuke he/she/it rebukes present participle rebuking past tense rebuked past participle rebuked formal to tell someone that they have behaved badly.… …   English dictionary

  • rebuke — {{11}}rebuke (n.) early 15c., a reproof, reprimand, from REBUKE (Cf. rebuke) (v.). {{12}}rebuke (v.) early 14c., to reprimand, reprove; chide, scold, from Anglo Fr. rebuker to repel, beat back, O.Fr. rebuchier, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) +… …   Etymology dictionary

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