16
scolding(noun, censure, speech, blame, talk)
11
rebuke(noun, charge, attack, censure, speech)
11
reprimand(noun, charge, attack, censure, speech)
9
reproach(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
9
reproof(noun, charge, attack, censure, speech)
9
tongue-lashing(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
8
lecture(noun, censure, speech, talk, rebuff)
8
objurgation(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
7
reprehension(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
6
admonition(noun, censure, blame, rebuff, reprimand)
6
upbraiding(noun, verb, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
5
blame(noun, verb, charge, attack, censure)
5
censure(noun, charge, attack, speech, blame)
5
dressing-down(noun, severe, censure, speech, blame)
5
rap(noun, censure, blame, fault, responsibility)
4
lesson(noun, communication, censure, speech, talk)
3
berate
3
castigation(noun, charge, attack, censure, speech)
3
censorious(adjective, critical)
3
criticism(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
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