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117 entries under punish topic. ×
| denounce(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize) | |
| scourge(verb, cut, beat, attack, hurt) | |
| lambaste(verb, phrasal verb, break, cut, beat) | |
| take to task(verb, expression, idiom, charge, attack) | |
| tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack) | |
| admonish(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose) | |
| objurgate(verb, attack, correct, abuse, condemn) | |
| disparage(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize) | |
| damn(verb, cut, attack, criticize, censure) | |
| deprecate(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn) | |
| find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, charge, attack) | |
| keelhaul | |
| reprehend(verb, charge, attack, oppose, correct) | |
| tongue-lash(verb, correct, abuse, criticize, scorn) | |
| afflict(verb, correct, discipline, reprimand, torment) | |
| amerce(verb, fine, discipline, reprimand) | |
| call down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise) | |
| convict(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) | |
| decry(verb, attack, sound, criticize, censure) | |
| disapprove(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn) |
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