| talk to(verb, expression, censure, condemn, rebuke) |
| tell off(expression, censure, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| trounce |
| blame(noun, verb, attack, criticize, censure) |
| brickbats(noun, cut, hit, censure, sanction) |
| bring up |
| call forth |
| chastise(verb, attack, praise, correct, criticize) |
| check(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, rebuke) |
| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, attack) |
| criticize(verb, attack, abuse, censure, condemn) |
| damn(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| decry(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| disapproval(noun, censure, sanction, reproach, condemnation) |
| disparage(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| knock(noun, verb, cut, attack, hit) |
| lesson(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, discipline) |
| pan(noun, verb, cut, attack, hit) |
| put down(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut) |
| rap on knuckles(noun, verb, expression, idiom, cut) |