upbraid

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

regañar

repreender

censurar

censurar

reprochar

Vorwürfe machen

renyar

vorwerfen

incriminar

riprendere

schelten

beknorren

reprocher

berispen

verwijten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: upbreyden

Inherited from Old English: upbreġdan

Cognate with English: umbraid

Cognate with Icelandic: 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).