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upbraiding
verb
noun
adjective
To criticize severely.
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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.
noun
An instance of severe criticism or rebuke.
adjective
Reproachful; chiding; censorious.
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