47 entries under berate topic. ×

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scold(verb, attack, praise, oppose, abuse)
17
upbraid(verb, attack, praise, oppose, abuse)
14
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
12
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize)
10
lecture(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, blame)
9
reproach(verb, attack, praise, oppose, abuse)
9
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, criticize)
7
admonish(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
6
criticize(verb, censure, blame, discipline, protest)
5
tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
4
call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
2
jump on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, discipline)
2
lean on(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
2
sit on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay)
1
address(verb, criticize, grab, confront, lecture)
1
apostrophize(verb, criticize, grab, confront, lecture)
1
buttonhole(verb, criticize, grab, confront, lecture)
1
carp on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay)
1
climb all over(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, censure)
1
declaim(verb, criticize, grab, confront, lecture)
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