upbraid

• Verbe exprimant le fait de réprimander sévèrement ou de critiquer quelqu'un, souvent de manière formelle ou avec reproche.

A verb used to express the act of scolding or criticizing someone severely, often in a formal or reproachful manner.

1. Scold or criticizeC1formal

   To criticize or reproach someone angrily for a fault or mistake.

   réprimander vertement

   • The teacher upbraided the student for not completing the homework.
   • She upbraided her colleague for missing the deadline.
   • He was upbraided by his boss for his careless mistake.

   Synonymesadmonishberatecastigatecensurechidelecturerebukereprimandreproachscold

   Antonymesapprovecommendcomplimentlaudpraise