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rebuke
verb(re-buke)
censure severely or angrily
Synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce,
rebuke
noun(re-buke)
an act or expression of criticism and censure
Synonyms: reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval,
Examples:
He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face.

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