objurgation

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    rebuking a person harshly

Word Origin

objurgation (n.)
1540s, from Latin obiurgationem (nominative obiurgatio) "a chiding, reproving, reproof," noun of action from past participle stem of obiurgare (see objurgate).

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