88 entries under attack topic. ×

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scold(verb, charge, bother, sound)
29
rebuke(verb, charge, correct, criticize)
28
upbraid(verb, charge, sound, oppose)
28
reprimand(verb, charge, oppose, correct)
21
castigate(verb, charge, sound, oppose)
21
censure(verb, charge, oppose, correct)
19
reprove(verb, charge, oppose, correct)
18
revile(verb, sound, abuse, criticize)
18
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge)
15
lambaste(verb, beat, abuse, criticize)
15
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose)
14
reproach(verb, charge, sound, oppose)
13
chastise(verb, charge, correct, abuse)
13
criticize(verb, charge, abuse, scorn)
12
abuse(verb, charge, sound, criticize)
12
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, charge)
9
rate(verb, abuse, criticize, annoy)
8
vilify(verb, sound, abuse, criticize)
7
flay(verb, charge, criticize, censure)
7
lash(verb, abuse, criticize, censure)
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