rebuke

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  • Verb:
    censure severely or angrily

Word Origin

rebuke (v.)
early 14c., "to reprimand, reprove; chide, scold," from Anglo-French rebuker "to repel, beat back," Old French rebuchier, from re- "back" (see re-) + buschier "to strike, chop wood," from busche (French bûche) "wood," from Proto-Germanic *busk- (see bush (n.)). Related: Rebuked; rebuking.
rebuke (n.)
early 15c., "a reproof, reprimand," from rebuke (v.).

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vt.

praise

Example

1. Their silence was a rebuke .
2. The rebuke was stern but the response from financial markets was a jaw-breaking yawn .
3. You rebuke the devil , but it doesn 't change anything .
4. Part of apostolic nurture was seen in rebuke and admonition .
5. The spat earned each company a rebuke from china 's ministry of industry and information technology .

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