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upbraiding Definition


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upbraid
verb
    upbraided, upbraiding
    1. To scold or reproach someone.
      Thesaurus: admonish, lecture, castigate, reproach, call on the carpet, reprove, scold, criticize, berate, vituperate, reprimand, chide, rebuke; Antonym: commend, praise.
Derivative: upbraiding
noun
    Derivative: upbraidingly
    adverb
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon upbregdan: see braid.



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