berate

Meaning

To chide or scold vehemently.

Synonyms

scold

rebuke

tell off

chide

reprimand

reprove

censure

admonish

bawl out

lecture

abuse

jaw

abuse verbally

lambaste

call down

upbraid

reproach

objurgate

have words

revile

take to task

insult

inveigh

chew up

yell at

lambast

chew out

blast

vituperate

reproof

trounce

call on the carpet

reprehend

excoriate

drub

dress down

castigate

remonstrate

rag

criticize

convince

bring up

condemn

complain

bother

bawl

comb

clobber

blow up

keelhaul

Translations

reprender

riprendere

rügen

tadeln

censurar

ausschimpfen

sgridare

criticar

réprimander

criticare

rimproverare

schelten

επιπλήττω

gronder

repreender

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈɹeɪt/

Etymology

From be- + rate (“to scold, upbraid”).