110 entries under scold topic. ×

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censure(verb, charge, attack, reject, disturb)
28
denounce(verb, charge, attack, reject, disturb)
28
condemn(verb, charge, attack, reject, consider)
26
reprimand(verb, charge, attack, abuse, scorn)
21
blame(verb, charge, attack, reject, start)
21
disparage(verb, charge, attack, decline, reject)
18
attack(verb, charge, beat, oppose, abuse)
18
castigate(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize)
18
reproach(verb, charge, attack, oppose, abuse)
17
reprove(verb, charge, attack, reject, oppose)
16
rebuke(verb, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
14
upbraid(verb, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
12
berate(verb, charge, attack, abuse, scorn)
12
chide(verb, charge, attack, abuse, scorn)
12
reprehend(verb, charge, attack, reject, oppose)
11
chastise(verb, charge, attack, reject, oppose)
11
denigrate(verb, charge, abuse, scorn, condemn)
11
find fault(verb, expression, idiom, attack, start)
11
put down(verb, expression, upset, meet, attack)
10
lambaste(verb, beat, attack, timing, abuse)
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