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rebuke


I. re·buke [rebuke rebukes rebuked rebuking] BrE [rɪˈbjuːk] NAmE [rɪˈbjuːk] verb often passive ~ sb (for sth/for doing sth) (formal)
to speak severely to sb because they have done sth wrong
Syn: reprimand
The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures.
She rebuked herself for her stupidity.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘force back, repress’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French rebuker, from re- ‘back, down’ + bukier ‘to beat’ (originally ‘cut down wood’, from Old French busche ‘log’).

Example Bank:
He hit back with a stinging rebuke to his critics.
He meekly accepted the rebuke.
If the general found his authority questioned he invariably administered a sharp rebuke.
They received a public rebuke from Secretary General for their handling of the matter.
Urban voters might deliver a sharp rebuke to Congress.


Example Bank:
She rebuked herself sharply for her stupidity.
 
II. re·buke noun countable, uncountable
He was silenced by her stinging rebuke.
She answered with no hint of rebuke.
Main entry:rebukederived

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