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rebuke

[ ri-byook ]

verb (used with object)

rebuked, rebuking.
  1. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.

    Synonyms: , , ,



noun

  1. sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.

    Synonyms: , ,

rebuke

/ ɪˈː /

verb

  1. tr to scold or reprimand (someone)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a reprimand or scolding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰ, noun
  • ˈܰ첹, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܰa· adjective
  • ·ܰİ noun
  • ·ܰiԲ· adverb
  • un·ܰa· adjective
  • ܲr·ܰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rebuke1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English rebuken (verb), from Anglo-French rebuker ( Old French rebuchier ) “to beat back,” equivalent to re- re- + bucher “to beat, strike,” from Germanic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rebuke1

C14: from Old Norman French rebuker , from re- + Old French buchier to hack down, from busche log, of Germanic origin
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County first responders are demanding raises and rebuking politicians for not moving faster to grant them.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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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