upbraided in English

verb

1

find fault with (someone); scold.

he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance

synonyms: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one's mind, give someone a tongue-lashing, rake/haul over the coals, lecture, tell off, give someone a talking-to, tear a strip off (of), dress down, give someone an earful, rap over the knuckles, bawl out, lay into, chew out, ream out, castigate, reprehend

verb

• reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one's mind, give someone a tongue-lashing, rake/haul over the coals, lecture, tell off, give someone a talking-to, tear a strip off (of), dress down, give someone an earful, rap over the knuckles, bawl out, lay into, chew out, ream out, castigate, reprehend
• reproach

Use "upbraided" in a sentence

1. He upbraided her with her ingratitude.

2. His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed.

3. Blustered (also: scolded, berated, grumbled, upbraided, groused, badmouthed, inveighed, grouched)

4. I was in no mood to be upbraided about my stupidity.

5. Synonyms for Chastised include scolded, berated, reprimanded, lectured, rebuked, castigated, upbraided, censured, chid and chided

6. In private he bitterly upbraided Brown for seeking to stymie his program.

7. In newspaper articles she consistently upbraided those in authority who overstepped their limits.

8. By Gleeson White (1887) "Quite Bulbously his ample boots upbraided Her little feet

9. He is reported to have upbraided his commanders for including political content in briefings.

10. Synonyms for Berated include admonished, castigated, rebuked, scolded, harangued, reprimanded, reproached, slated, upbraided and blasted

11. There was no disputing the hard truth behind his words - someting for which she had already severely upbraided herself.

12. Even Bhajan Lal , Congress honcho and self - proclaimed " PhD in politics " , was taken aback when Chautala upbraided the Opposition for its poor knowledge of legislative rules .

13. The balance theory of N. I. Bukharin is the most disputable theory in his philosophy, often equated with mechanism, even upbraided as the original theory of N. I.

14. The sight of this smote Sally to the heart and he took her in his arms and petted her and comforted her and promised better conduct, and upbraided himself and remorsefully pleaded for forgiveness.