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upbraid

/ʌpˈbreɪd/

upbraidverb

upbraided

Past Simple

upbraided

Past Participle

upbraiding

Gerund

/ʌpˈbreɪd/

Translations

She would often upbraid her son for his lack of discipline.

Она часто упрекала своего сына за отсутствие дисциплины.

Definitions

To criticize or scold someone in a harsh manner.

The manager upbraided the employee for consistently missing deadlines.

To reproach someone with a particular fault; to charge someone with wrongdoing.

She upbraided him with his constant lateness.

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