upbraid
pronunciation
How to pronounce upbraid in British English:
UK [ʌpˈbreɪd]
How to pronounce upbraid in American English:
US [ʌpˈbred]
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- Verb:
- express criticism towards
Word Origin
- upbraid
- upbraid: [OE] Upbraid originally meant ‘throw something up against someone as a fault’. It was formed from up and the ancestor of modern English braid, which used to mean ‘throw’, amongst other things. The object of the verb was originally the ‘fault’; the shift of focus to the ‘person blamed’ began in the 13th century.=> braid
- upbraid (v.)
- Old English upbregdan "bring forth as a ground for censure," from up (adv.) + bregdan "move quickly, intertwine" (see braid (v.)). Similar formation in Middle Swedish upbrygdha. Meaning "scold" is first attested late 13c. Related: Upbraided; upbraiding.
Example
- 1. Mr sarkozy did not hesitate to upbraid his greek and italian colleagues .
- 2. So she sat down to cry again and upbraid herself ;
- 3. If a stranger dwell in your land , and abide among you , do not upbraid him .
- 4. Do not upbraid an elderly man , but exhort him as a father , younger men as brothers .
- 5. This has led politicians to upbraid the nouveau riche , though so far only in small ways : chastising them for leaving too much food on their plates at banquets , for example .