rebuke

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: reproof reproval reprehension reprimand call on the carpet take to task rag trounce lecture jaw dress down call down

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

an act or expression of criticism and censure“he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face”Synonyms: reproof reproval reprehension reprimand

Verb (1)

censure severely or angrily“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”“The deputy ragged the Prime Minister”“The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup”Synonyms: call on the carpet take to task rag trounce reproof lecture reprimand jaw dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 was, to stop the mouth of; hence, to stop, obstruct.] To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish. [1913 Webster]

The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See Reprove. [1913 Webster]

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 Webster]

2.Check; rebuff. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

To be without rebuke, to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless. [1913 Webster]