44
scold(verb, charge, attack, bother, sound)
29
rebuke(verb, charge, attack, correct, criticize)
28
upbraid(verb, charge, attack, sound, oppose)
28
reprimand(verb, charge, attack, oppose, correct)
24
chide(verb, charge, oppose, correct, abuse)
21
castigate(verb, charge, attack, sound, oppose)
21
censure(verb, charge, attack, oppose, correct)
19
reprove(verb, charge, attack, oppose, correct)
18
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, abuse)
18
revile(verb, attack, sound, abuse, criticize)
18
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
17
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, abuse)
17
lecture(verb, charge, oppose, abuse, criticize)
15
lambaste(verb, beat, attack, abuse, criticize)
15
attack(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, scorn)
15
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
14
reproach(verb, charge, attack, sound, oppose)
13
chastise(verb, charge, attack, correct, abuse)
13
criticize(verb, charge, attack, abuse, scorn)
13
rail at(verb, expression, abuse, criticize, rebuke)
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