41 entries under castigate topic. ×

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dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
14
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
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
jaw(verb, criticize, protest, reprimand, complain)
6
tongue-lash(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
5
rate(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
5
tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
2
attack(verb, criticize, protest, complain, kick)
2
blister(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, reproach)
2
chew(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
2
cuss out(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
2
jump on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, discipline)
2
lean on(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
2
rail at(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
2
reprehend(verb, oppose, censure, blame, pay)
2
scorch(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, reproach)
2
sit on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay)
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