upbraid

Meanings

Verb

To criticize severely.
To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach
To treat with contempt.
To object or urge as a matter of reproach
To utter upbraidings.
To vomit; retch.

Noun

The act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.

Origin

From Middle English upbreyden, from Old English upbreġdan, equivalent to up- + braid. Compare English umbraid, Icelandic bregða. See up, and braid .

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