| reprimand(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize) |
| berate(verb, oppose, criticize, fight, censure) |
| call down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| chide(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize) |
| rebuke(verb, attack, praise, criticize, censure) |
| bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| chew up |
| dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) |
| have words(verb, expression, disagree, squabble, altercate) |
| jaw(verb, criticize) |
| lecture(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| scold(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize) |
| take to task(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, censure) |
| admonish(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize) |
| lambaste(verb, attack, praise) |
| rag |
| remonstrate |
| reproof |
| trounce |