2
censure(verb, oppose, criticize, condemn, blame)
2
check(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
2
lambast
2
lesson(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
monish(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
reprove(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
2
sit on(expression, oppose, censure, pay, reprimand)
2
speak to(verb, expression, censure, condemn, rebuke)
2
talk to(verb, expression, censure, condemn, rebuke)
2
tell off(expression, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
2
upbraid(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
1
advise(verb, censure, caution, rebuke, reprove)
1
blame(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
1
carp on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay)
1
castigate(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
1
chastise(verb, attack, praise, criticize, reproach)
1
climb all over(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, censure)
1
come down hard on(verb, expression, idiom, censure, rebuke)
1
condemn(verb, criticize, blame, reprimand, reproach)
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