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Meaning of 'upbraid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Upbraid [ n.]
- The act of reproaching; contumely.
2 . Upbraid [ v. i.]
- To utter upbraidings.
3 . Upbraid [ v. t.]
- To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.
- To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
- To treat with contempt.
- To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person.

Meaning of 'upbraid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . upbraid [ v]
Meaning (1):
- express criticism towards
Example in sentence:
  • The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior

Nearby Words:

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