What is another word for upbraids?

Pronunciation: [ʌpbɹˈe͡ɪdz] (IPA)

Upbraids is a verb that means to scold or criticize someone sharply. Synonyms for this word include admonish, reprimand, rebuke, chastise, or fault-find. Admonish means to warn or reprimand someone gently. Reprimand typically refers to a formal or official rebuke given by an employer or authority figure. Rebuke refers to a stern disapproval or criticism of someone's behaviour or actions. To chastise someone is to scold or punish them severely. Fault-find means to look for flaws or mistakes in something. All of these words convey a sense of censure or criticism for inappropriate behaviour.

What are the hypernyms for Upbraids?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Upbraids

Hence he had not only frightened her at that interview, as she informed her father, but he had hurt her, she realizes that he had renounced her, and in this gentle way she now upbraids him.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann
It is no hour for angel-harp, The sky is dark, the Cross is near, The agony of Death is sharp, The scorn of men upbraids Thine ear.
"The Empire of Love"
W. J. Dawson
Anna continues to express her lamentations at her loss, and upbraids herself that she survived her father, "that light of the world"; Irene, "the delight alike of the East and of the West"; and, also, her husband, Nicephorus.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll

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