to rebuke
26
6.9
- verb
- /rɪˈbjuk/
- Formal
:
reprender
- Committee members publicly rebuked Vincent's work in an official report.
- publicly rebuked
- mildly rebuked
- rebuked by the president
But didn't Timothy go to churches to rebuke them because they were adding rules like that?
- But didn't Timothy go to churches to rebuke them because they were adding rules like that?
- So actually a relatively heartwarming show of, of rebuking him and, and the Nazis there.
- And if you are one of those women who have had an ex tell you you will never find anything better, rebuke that.
- Or the prophet prays and says, Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, nor chasten me in thy displeasure.
Examples
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Eventually, the chairman curtailed it, rebuking the United States for wasting time.
Academic text (1997) -
Garfield rebuked them, instead promoting hard-money policies backed by gold.
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I know football fans will rebuke my comment, but I believe that.
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Now, I did not wanna rebuke this guy, to be honest.
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Comment, Mr. Murphy: The First Circuit rebuked the United States government in a footnote.
Academic text (2000) -
The program, hosted by the recently rebuked commentator Lornakin, featured remarkably frank discussion.
Academic text (1993) -
Well, your class, of course, Hushpatch, you seem not to realize that Professor Mueller is in a most mild way rebuking us for not using the resources at hand.
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The committee decided to rebuke the manager for his unprofessional behavior during the meeting.
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During the press conference, the spokesperson rebuked the journalists for their misleading questions.
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After reviewing the incident, the principal chose to rebuke the student for breaking school rules.
Synonyms
298
4.0
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
89
4.6
To give someone a long serious talk that warns or scolds them about what they did
55
2.2
Speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
44
8.1
To tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
37
8.1
To scold someone very strongly for something they did
37
5.9
To criticize someone strongly
36
7.2
Scold someone angrily and severely
33
7.6
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
33
6.1
To tell someone they did something wrong, usually by a person in charge
26
7.7
To express strong disapproval of someone, often in an official statement
22
7.0
Tell someone you are unhappy with what they did
18
6.3
To scold someone strongly for a mistake
15
7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
13
7.0
Scold someone angrily in front of others
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
8
6.5
To tell someone you are disappointed in what they did
5
8.3
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
5
7.3
Tell someone gently that what they did was wrong
4
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
3
7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
3
6.3
To angrily tell someone they did something wrong
2
7.1
To scold someone angrily and severely
1
8.1
To scold or punish someone angrily for something they did wrong
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
8.7
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
9.9
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
Shout loudly at someone because they did something wrong
To say strongly that someone or something is wrong
Antonyms
How Disapproving
36
7.2
- Formal
141
7.4
- Formal
26
6.9
- Formal
33
6.1
22
7.0
31
6.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rebuke contains re- meaning 'back' and is related to rebuff, so you can picture answering someone with a firm word that pushes them 'back'. So to rebuke someone is to show sharp disapproval or correct them with strong words.