upbraid

[Up*braid·]

No, upbraid isn’t what girls get done at a salon before prom. When you upbraid people, you scold them, tell them off, and criticize them. (You could, however, upbraid your stylist after a bad haircut.)

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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.

Verb
express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"


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.

v. t.
To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.

v. t.
To treat with contempt.

v. t.
To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person.

v. i.
To utter upbraidings.

n.
The act of reproaching; contumely.


Upbraid

Up*braid" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Upbraided; p. pr. & vb. n. Upbraiding.] [OE. upbreiden; AS, upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. breg&edh;a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid. See Up, and Braid, v. t.] 1. 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.
And upbraided them with their unbelief.
Vet do not Upbraid us our distress.
2. To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done.
How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness!
3. To treat with contempt. [Obs.] Spenser. 4. To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person. [Obs.] Bacon. Syn. -- To reproach; blame; censure; condemn.

Upbraid

Up*braid", v. i. To utter upbraidings. Pope.

Upbraid

Up*braid", n. The act of reproaching; contumely. [Obs.] " Foul upbraid." Spenser.

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 utter upbraidings.

The act of reproaching; contumely.

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