Englishrebuke
verb
however much she hated seeing him drink, she never rebuked him in front of others:
reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure;
informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, rap, rap over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let someone have it, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, blow up, pitch into, lay into, lace into, give someone a caning, slap down, blast, rag, keelhaul;
British, informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, give someone a rollicking, wig, give someone a wigging, give someone a row, row;
North American, informal chew out, ream out;
British, vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking, tear someone a new arsehole, rip someone a new arsehole;
North American, vulgar slang chew someone's ass, ream someone's ass, tear someone a new asshole, rip someone a new asshole;
dated call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim;
rare reprehend, objurgate.
▷antonyms praise, compliment, commend.
noun
Damian sat down, completely silenced by the rebuke:
reprimand, reproach, reproof, scolding, admonishment, admonition, reproval, remonstration, lecture, upbraiding, castigation, lambasting, criticism, censure;
informal telling-off, rap, rap over the knuckles, dressing-down, earful, roasting, bawling-out, caning, blast, row;
British, informal ticking off, carpeting, rollicking, wigging;
British, vulgar slang bollocking;
dated rating.
▷antonyms praise, compliment, commendation.