Upbraid
verb
To criticize or scold someone harshly.
The teacher upbraided the student for coming late to the class again.
Often appears as...
- upbraid someone for something
- upbraid someone harshly
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To criticize or scold someone harshly.
The teacher upbraided the student for coming late to the class again.
Often appears as...
- upbraid someone for something
- upbraid someone harshly
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Severity
Upbraid implies a harsh, severe form of criticism, often used in serious or formal situations.
The manager upbraided the team for missing the deadline.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Impact
Using 'upbraid' suggests the person being criticized has made a significant mistake or lapse in judgment.
The director upbraided the actor for forgetting his lines on stage.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Intensity
Upbraid can carry an emotional weight, indicating the critic's disappointment or frustration.
Parents upbraided the children for playing instead of doing homework.
Compare with
admonishberatechastisecondemnatoryrebukereprimandreprovescold
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Quote examples
Terry Glavin
Canadian Author
Back in August 2013, when Obama entertained the White House press corps in the Rose Garden to explain that he wasn't quite as eager to upbraid Bashar Assad as he might have inadvertently led them earlier to believe, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees counted about two million Syrians in its refugee statistics.
Quote examples
William Laud
English Clergyman
Behold, I am become a reproach to thy holy name, by serving any ambition and the sins of others; which though I did by the persuasion of other men, yet my own conscience did cheek and upbraid me in it.
Quote examples
Terry Glavin
Canadian Author
Back in August 2013, when Obama entertained the White House press corps in the Rose Garden to explain that he wasn't quite as eager to upbraid Bashar Assad as he might have inadvertently led them earlier to believe, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees counted about two million Syrians in its refugee statistics.
Quote examples
William Laud
English Clergyman
Behold, I am become a reproach to thy holy name, by serving any ambition and the sins of others; which though I did by the persuasion of other men, yet my own conscience did cheek and upbraid me in it.
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