rebuke

Meaning

Noun

A harsh criticism.

Verb

To criticise harshly; to reprove.

Synonyms

reprimand

scold

reproach

reprove

blame

reproof

admonish

censure

chide

condemn

upbraid

berate

abuse

scolding

tell off

admonition

warn

exhortation

lecture

disapprove of

disapprove

exhort

admonishment

reprehend

reprehension

reproval

warning

⚠️

take to task

correction

chew out

check

criticize

objurgate

bawl out

caution

counsel

correct

revile

dress down

discipline

taunt

reject

criticism

curse

knock about

censor

judge

🧑‍⚖️

knock

lambast

find fault

Translations

reprender

réprimander

riprendere

Verweis

rügen

Tadel

reprobar

berispen

tadeln

repreensão

censurar

ammonimento

repreender

schelten

Rüge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiˈbjuːk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rebuken

In summary

From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel”), from re- + Old French *buker, buchier, buschier (“to strike, hack down, chop”), from busche (“wood”), from Vulgar Latin *busca (“wood, grove”), from Frankish *busk (“grove”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush”); equivalent to re- + bush.