retar

Meaning

1. to defy, challenge
2. to dare
3. to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)
4. (Bolivia, Ecuador) to scold, reprimand

Concepts

challenge

dare

defy

provoke

criminate

exasperate

incite

insult

rebuke

reprimand

scold

tick off

upbraid

read somebody the riot act

take to task

berate

get on somebody’s case

call out

chew out

complain

Synonyms

desafiar

regañar

reprender

reprobar

reprochar

escarmentar

denostar

apretar

braviar

amonestar

entrompar

llamar

provocar

Translations

desafiar

sfidare

herausfordern

uitdagen

défier

tarten

censurar

tadeln

repreender

reprocher

berispen

provoquer

reprendre

réprimander

blâmer

Hyphenated as

re‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/reˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: reptar

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish reptar, probably borrowed from Old Catalan or Old Occitan reptar, inherited from Latin reputāre. Doublet of reputar, a borrowing from Latin.