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upbraid
noun
verb
The act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.
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/ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/ /ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/
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noun
The act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.
verb
To criticize severely.
(followed by with or for, and formerly of before the object) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach
To treat with contempt.
(followed by "to" before the object) To object or urge as a matter of reproach
To utter upbraidings.
To vomit; retch.
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