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upbraiding
[uhp-brey-ding]
noun
the act or words of a person who upbraids; severe reproof or censure.
an upbraiding from one's superiors.
adjective
severely reproachful or reproving; censorious.
upbraiding remarks.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- upbraidingly adverb
- self-upbraiding noun
- unupbraiding adjective
- unupbraidingly adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of upbraiding1
Example Sentences
Following an uproar, that action was reversed within a day, but it raised suspicions that it was undertaken to punish Mainers for their Democratic governorās public upbraiding of Trump at a Washington meeting.
That sort of upbraiding from a judge before trial has even begun should chill any trial lawyer to the bone.
āSome of those folks deserved an upbraiding,ā said Dr. Gillespie, 44, the Emory professor.
His critics say heās made a career of upbraiding Black people to white audiences.
Another video shows Matsumoto upbraiding a man in a white van.
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