to upbraid
3
8.8
- verb
- /ʌpˈbreɪd/
- Formal
:
reprochar
- Adams upbraided men for blindly following convention and being too "timid" to think for themselves.
Examples
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Mr. Cowan, it is incredibly frustrating to be continually upbraided for something that we, ourselves, admitted was a mistake.
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"Rather than upbraid her about her attendance, I said, 'Jolene, is something wrong?'"
Academic text (2004) -
Lillian never upbraided me for leaving her.
Fiction book (1999) -
When Daniel's critics upbraided him for too much revising, he told them to get lost.
Academic text (2009) -
Censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
Blog text (2) -
Paul is upbraided for having sullied Margot's good name, "one honored in his country's history" (159).
Academic text (2000) -
The teacher had to upbraid the student for not completing his homework on time.
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She was upbraiding him for being late to the meeting again.
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The coach upbraided the players for their lack of effort during practice.
Synonyms
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
26
6.9
To tell someone firmly that you do not approve of their actions
23
8.2
To say angry, insulting things about someone or something
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
14
8.8
To criticize or punish someone very harshly
13
7.0
Scold someone angrily in front of others
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
11
8.1
To angrily tell someone off
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
9
8.1
To attack someone with very strong words
8
6.5
To tell someone you are disappointed in what they did
7
8.9
To speak angrily to someone for a long time
5
8.3
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
4
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
2
7.1
To scold someone angrily and severely
2
9.9
To scold someone angrily
1
8.7
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
8.1
To criticize someone or something very harshly
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
8.6
To scold someone very strongly for a mistake
1
6.7
To criticize someone or something strongly in public
To scold someone angrily for something they did
Attack someone with strong words in public
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
To attack someone with angry words
To angrily tell someone they did something wrong, often in front of others
To tell someone angrily that you do not like what they did
Antonyms
How Harsh
1
8.0
36
7.2
- Formal
3
8.8
- Formal
33
6.1
55
2.2
22
7.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Upbraid comes from an old idea of bringing a complaint 'up' against someone, so think of up- as 'up' and braid as the part that shows a rebuke. That's why to upbraid someone is to scold them strongly.