132 entries under rebuke topic. ×

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scorch(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
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whip(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
4
baste(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
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beat(verb, attack, criticize, censure, discipline)
4
excoriate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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harangue(verb, criticize, lecture)
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tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
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chew(verb, criticize, informal, harangue)
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come down on(verb, expression, idiom, abuse, criticize)
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deprecate(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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drub(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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punish(verb, attack, correct, criticize, censure)
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put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sound, abuse)
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taunt(verb, reprimand, reproach)
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asperse(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, scorn)
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blister(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
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cane(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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check(criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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cuss out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sound, criticize)
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denigrate(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, scorn)
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