rebuke

Meanings

Noun

A harsh criticism.

Verb

To criticise harshly; to reprove.

Related

Similar words

reproach, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand, admonition
reprimand, reproach, reprove, reprehend, admonish, criticise, berate, scold

Origin

, from re- + Old French *buker, buchier, buschier, from busche, from Vulgar Latin *busca, from Frankish *busk ("grove"), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz; equivalent to re- + bush.

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