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rebuke

re·buke [ ri byk ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle re·buked, present participle re·buk·ing, 3rd person present singular re·bukes)
Definition:
 
tell somebody off: to criticize or reprimand somebody, usually sharply



noun  (plural re·bukes)
Definition:
 
a telling off: a reprimand or expression of criticism or disapproval

[14th century. < Anglo-Norman, Old N French rebuker "chop wood" < Old French busche "log" < Germanic]

re·buk·er noun
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