31
scold(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
28
rebuke(noun, verb, charge, attack, reject)
25
upbraid(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
24
reprimand(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
24
berate(verb, charge, oppose, correct, abuse)
24
reproach(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
22
reprove(verb, charge, attack, reject, disregard)
22
censure(noun, verb, charge, attack, oppose)
18
admonish(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
17
castigate(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
15
lecture(verb, charge, oppose, abuse, criticize)
14
reprehend(verb, charge, attack, oppose, correct)
14
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, charge, oppose)
13
criticize(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize)
12
blame(verb, charge, attack, oppose, abuse)
12
chastise(verb, charge, attack, praise, correct)
12
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
12
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
12
lambaste(verb, phrasal verb, attack, praise, abuse)
11
objurgate(verb, correct, abuse, criticize, censure)
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