Rebuke - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˈbjuːk|  American pronunciation of the word rebuke
Brit.  |rɪˈbjuːk|  British pronunciation of the word rebuke

noun

- an act or expression of criticism and censure (syn: reprehension, reprimand, reproof)
he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face

verb

- censure severely or angrily (syn: bawl out, berate, call down, chide, dress down, jaw, lambaste, lecture, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, trounce)

Extra 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.

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
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