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rebuke
[ ri-byook ]
verb (used with object)
- to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
- sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
Synonyms: , ,
rebuke
/ ɪˈː /
verb
- tr to scold or reprimand (someone)
noun
- a reprimand or scolding
Derived Forms
- ˈܰ, noun
- ˈܰ첹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ܰa· adjective
- ·ܰİ noun
- ·ܰiԲ· adverb
- un·ܰa· adjective
- ܲr·ܰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of rebuke1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
County first responders are demanding raises and rebuking politicians for not moving faster to grant them.
It’s no wonder Francis wrote a letter to U.S. bishops rebuking Trump’s migrant crackdown, and taking direct aim at Vance’s claim that medieval Catholic theology supports the administration’s actions.
The former president, who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991, has rarely criticised or rebuked government officials or government policies on social media since leaving the White House almost a decade ago.
In December 1927, it cautioned young women "to become a good cook before you marry, darling. Then you will be competent to rebuke a staff of domestics or to dispense with one".
Earlier this month the Welsh first minister publicly rebuked Labour's Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens for saying she welcomed the chancellor's cuts.
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