Berate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

censure severely or angrily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpmeɪkɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/əʃˈʊəɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əʃˈʊəɹə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpmeɪkɚz/.

Examples

The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

call down chide jaw dress down reproof lecture rag trounce reprimand bawl out lambaste scold take to task lambast have words remonstrate chew out chew up call on the carpet rebuke

Parts of Speech

verb	censure severely or angrily “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

Word Forms

rebuker	noun	someone who finds fault or imputes blame
rebuke	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
reproof	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
lecture	noun	a lengthy rebuke
reprimand	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
scolder	noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
scolding	noun	rebuking a person harshly
chiding	noun	rebuking a person harshly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschimpfen

heftig oder wütend tadeln

🇫🇷French

admonester

censurer sévèrement ou avec colère

🇪🇸Spanish

regañarse

censurar severamente o con enojo

🇮🇹Italian

rimproverare

censurare severamente o con rabbia

🇳🇱Dutch

uitschelden

ernstig of boos afkeuren

🇵🇹Portuguese

repreender

censurar severamente ou com raiva

🇷🇺Russian

ругать

строго или гневно порицать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाली देना

कड़ी या गुस्से से निंदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাত

তীব্রভাবে বা রাগান্বিতভাবে নিন্দা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

திட்டு

கடுமையாக அல்லது கோபமாக தணிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

దూషించు

తీవ్రంగా లేదా కోపంగా ఖండించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

મારવું

સખત અથવા ગુસ્સાથી નિંદા કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೈಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕೋಪದಿಂದ ಖಂಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശകാരിക്കുക

കഠിനമായോ ദേഷ്യത്തോടെയോ അപലപിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

مارنا

سختی سے یا غصے سے مذمت کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斥责

严厉或愤怒地谴责

🇯🇵Japanese

叱責する

厳しく、または怒って非難する

🇰🇷Korean

호되게 꾸짖다

심하게 또는 화를 내며 비난하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhiếc móc

khiển trách nghiêm khắc hoặc giận dữ

🇹🇭Thai

ด่า

ด่าอย่างรุนแรงหรือโกรธเคือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencaci

mencela dengan keras atau marah

🇵🇭Filipino

magalit

censure nang matindi o galit

🇲🇾Malay

mencaci

mengecam dengan keras atau marah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توبيخ

اللوم بشدة أو بغضب

🇮🇷Persian

سرزنش کردن

انتقاد شدید یا عصبانی

🇹🇷Turkish

azarlamak

şiddetli veya öfkeyle kınamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקלל

גינוי חמור או בכעס

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