83 entries under reprove topic. ×

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scold(verb, attack, praise, oppose, abuse)
19
rebuke(verb, attack, praise, criticize, censure)
18
reprimand(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
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berate(verb, oppose, abuse, criticize, censure)
16
castigate(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
16
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, abuse)
15
upbraid(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
14
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
12
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
11
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, attack, oppose)
10
chide(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
10
lecture(verb, oppose, censure, blame, discipline)
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censure(verb, attack, oppose, abuse, criticize)
9
reproach(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
8
admonish(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
8
criticize(verb, attack, abuse, censure, condemn)
5
jump on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, condemn)
5
tick off(verb, expression, oppose, censure, blame)
4
call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
3
disapprove(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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