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rebuke(noun, censure, reprimand, caution, reproach)
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scolding(noun, verb, abuse, censure, blame)
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tongue-lashing(noun, attack, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
5
blowing up(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
invective(noun, abuse, blame, rebuke, criticism)
5
lecture(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
5
revilement(noun, abuse, blame, rebuke, criticism)
5
upbraiding(noun, abuse, censure, blame, rebuff)
5
vituperation(noun, attack, abuse, blame, rebuke)
4
abuse(noun, blame, outburst, criticism, rant)
4
reprimand(noun, abuse, censure, blame, caution)
4
reproof(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
4
tirade(noun, abuse, censure, blame, outburst)
3
admonition(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
3
angry speech
3
castigation(noun, attack, abuse, censure, blame)
3
censure(noun, attack, abuse, blame, rebuff)
3
dressing-down(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
3
execration(criticism, diatribe, tirade)
3
jeremiad(noun, rebuke, outburst, criticism, tirade)
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