Rebuke — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act or expression of criticism and censure

censure severely or angrily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻbjˈuːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪbjˈuːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪbjˈuːk/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻbjˈuːk/.

Examples

he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure “he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face”
verb	censure severely or angrily “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

Word Forms

rebuke	verb	censure severely or angrily
reproof	verb	censure severely or angrily
reprove	verb	take to task
reprehend	verb	express strong disapproval of
reprimand	verb	censure severely or angrily
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

Tadel

eine Handlung oder ein Ausdruck von Kritik und Tadel

🇫🇷French

réprimander

un acte ou une expression de critique et de censure

🇪🇸Spanish

reprensión

un acto o expresión de crítica y censura

🇮🇹Italian

rimprovero

un atto o espressione di critica e censura

🇳🇱Dutch

berisping

een daad of uiting van kritiek en afkeuring

🇵🇹Portuguese

repreensão

um ato ou expressão de crítica e censura

🇷🇺Russian

упрекать

действие или выражение критики и порицания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फटकार

आलोचना और निंदा का एक कार्य या अभिव्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

তিরস্কার

সমালোচনা এবং নিন্দার একটি কাজ বা অভিব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

திட்டு

விமர்சனம் மற்றும் தணிக்கையின் செயல் அல்லது வெளிப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

మందలించు

విమర్శ మరియు నింద యొక్క చర్య లేదా వ్యక్తీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

फटकारणे

टीका आणि निंदा यांची कृती किंवा अभिव्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠપકો

ટીકા અને નિંદાનું કાર્ય અથવા અભિવ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛೀಮಾರಿ ಹಾಕುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಟೀಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಖಂಡನೆಯ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാസിക്കുക

വിമർശനത്തിൻ്റെയും കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തലിൻ്റെയും ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകടനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਿੜਕ

ਇੱਕ ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈانٹ

تنقید اور مذمت کا ایک عمل یا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

训斥

批评和谴责的行为或表达

🇯🇵Japanese

叱責

批判と非難の行為または表現

🇰🇷Korean

꾸짖다

비판과 비난의 행위나 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quở trách

một hành động hoặc biểu hiện của sự chỉ trích và chỉ trích

🇹🇭Thai

ตำหนิ

การกระทำหรือการแสดงออกของการวิจารณ์และการตำหนิ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menegur

suatu tindakan atau ekspresi kritik dan kecaman

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsaway

isang gawa o pagpapahayag ng pagpuna at pagpuna

🇲🇾Malay

menegur

perbuatan atau ungkapan kritikan dan celaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توبيخ

فعل أو تعبير عن النقد واللوم

🇮🇷Persian

سرزنش کردن

عمل یا بیان انتقاد و نکوهش

🇹🇷Turkish

azarlamak

eleştiri ve kınama eylemi veya ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְזוֹף

מעשה או ביטוי של ביקורת וביקורת

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