upbraid
IPA: ˈʌpbreɪd
noun
- (obsolete) The act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.
verb
- (transitive) To criticize severely.
- (transitive, archaic, followed by with or for, and formerly of before the object) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach
- (obsolete) To treat with contempt.
- (obsolete, followed by "to" before the object) To object or urge as a matter of reproach
- (archaic, intransitive) To utter upbraidings.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England, archaic) To vomit; retch.
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Examples of "upbraid" in Sentences
- The mother never upbraided her son.
- He upbraids her for her inconstancy.
- It's reason to upbraid or even sanction people.
- He upbraided Staphylus violently for his conduct.
- Holmes upbraids Watson for his lackluster results.
- The teacher upbraided the children for their misdeed.
- He was pouring out his penitence, he was upbraiding himself.
- I try to thank reviewers for the time put in, not to upbraid them.
- It's reason to upbraid or even sanction people, but not delete the page.
- The general replied by upbraiding Charles for his distrust and mismanagement.