Rebuke - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈbjuːk|

Brit.
|rɪˈbjuːk|

noun ▼
verb
- censure severely or angrily (syn: berate, chide, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, trounce)
Examples
...the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college...
...strongly rebuked the girl for playing with matches...
...delivered a stinging rebuke to the Congress, calling for an end to backstabbing and arguing...
I could hear the director rebuking Jim for being late.
Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking to the press.
I was rebuked by my manager for being late.
He received a stern rebuke from the manager.
he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Lord Talbot was not much balked with this rebuke.
...the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: rebuke
he/she/it: rebukes
present participle: rebuking
past tense: rebuked
past participle: rebuked
I/you/we/they: rebuke
he/she/it: rebukes
present participle: rebuking
past tense: rebuked
past participle: rebuked