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berated
[bih-rey-tid]
adjective
scolded or rebuked; criticized.
I get to my workplace all summer long using the city’s much berated public transportation system.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of criticize.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of berated1
Example Sentences
Adding to his troubles, Osment berated his arresting officer, claiming “I’ve been kidnapped by a f— Nazi” and hurling an antisemitic slur at the officer.
Trump’s deportation dream team — Homeland Security head Kristi Noem, border czar Tom Homan and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller — has berated ICE officials for not doing more to comply with Trump’s wishes.
During a news conference at the White House on Tuesday the president berated a reporter who raised questions about the ethics of the transaction.
Some Trump supporters may approve of the administration's aggressive budget-cutting but other constituents have berated Republican legislators at town hall events.
They berated Le Pen for seeking to delay or avoid justice with "a defence system that disregards the uncovering of the truth".
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