upbraid

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To criticize severely.
2. (archaic, transitive) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach
3. (obsolete) To treat with contempt.
4. (obsolete) To object or urge as a matter of reproach
5. (archaic, intransitive) To utter upbraidings.
6. (Northern-England, UK, archaic, dialectal) To vomit; retch.

Noun

The act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.

Concepts

reprocher

gronder

reprendre

réprimander

sermonner

réimperméabiliser

blâmer

tancer

abattre

Synonymes

scold

reproach

rebuke

reprimand

blame

reprove

tell off

admonish

censure

exhort

chide

reprehend

criticize

berate

animadvert

repay

condemn

disapprove

despise

reclaim

recoup

recover

knock

reimburse

objurgate

pan

punish

rag

rage

😡

rate

regain

reproof

revile

roar

scarify

score

slander

slate

taunt

threaten

take someone to task

vilify

angry with

read somebody the riot act

reflect upon

speak ill of

take to task

abuse

reproach intentionally

accuse

Traductions

regañar

censurar

repreender

Vorwürfe machen

censurar

reprochar

incriminar

vorwerfen

berispen

verwijten

schelten

beknorren

renyar

riprendere

reprobar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: upbreyden

Hérité de ancien anglais: upbreġdan

Appartenant à anglais: umbraid

Appartenant à islandais: bregða

In summary

From Middle English upbreyden, from Old English upbreġdan, equivalent to up- + braid. Compare English umbraid (“to upbraid”), Icelandic bregða (“to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid”). See up, and braid (transitive).