About The Word Rebuke
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Rebuke
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What's The Definition Of Rebuke?
[n] an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
[v] censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; "check" is archaic Synonyms | Synonyms for Rebuke: bawl out | berate | chew out | chew up | chide | dress down | have words | jaw | lambast | lambaste | lecture | rag | remonstrate | reprehension | reprimand | reprimand | reproof | reproof | reproval | scold | trounce Related Terms | Find terms related to Rebuke: See Also | admonishment | admonition | bawling out | berating | blowing up | brush down | castigate | castigation | chasten | chastening | chastise | chastisement | chewing out | chiding | correct | correction | criticise | criticism | criticize | dressing down | earful | going-over | lecture | monition | objurgate | objurgation | pick apart | reproach | riot act | scolding | speech | talking to | tell off | unfavorable judgment | upbraiding | what for Rebuke In Webster's Dictionary \Re*buke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuked}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Rebuking}.] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher;
perhaps fr. pref. re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L.
bucca cheek; if so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth
of; hence, to stop, obstruct.]
To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by
expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and
summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to
rebuke the rich offender feared. --Dryden.
Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence.
See {Reprove}.
\Re*buke"\, n. 1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment. For thy sake I have suffered rebuke. --Jer. xv. 15. Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? --Shak. 2. Check; rebuff. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. {To be without rebuke}, to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless. |
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