78 entries under noun topic. ×

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rebuke(censure, reprimand, caution, reproach)
7
scolding(verb, abuse, censure, blame)
6
tongue-lashing(attack, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
5
blowing up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
invective(abuse, blame, rebuke, criticism)
5
lecture(censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
5
revilement(abuse, blame, rebuke, criticism)
5
upbraiding(abuse, censure, blame, rebuff)
5
vituperation(attack, abuse, blame, rebuke)
4
abuse(blame, outburst, criticism, rant)
4
reprimand(abuse, censure, blame, caution)
4
reproof(censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
4
tirade(abuse, censure, blame, outburst)
3
admonition(censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
3
castigation(attack, abuse, censure, blame)
3
censure(attack, abuse, blame, rebuff)
3
dressing-down(censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
3
jeremiad(rebuke, outburst, criticism, tirade)
3
reproach(attack, abuse, censure, blame)
2
chiding(censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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