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English to English noun
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an act or expression of criticism and censure |  | Example: he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
source: wordnet30
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Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public. | | source: webster1913 verb
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rebuke formally | | source: wordnet30
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censure severely or angrily | | Example: The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
source: wordnet30
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To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. | | source: webster1913
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