116 entries under scold topic. ×

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rebuke(verb, attack, praise, criticize, censure)
18
reprimand(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
17
berate(verb, oppose, abuse, criticize, censure)
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castigate(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
16
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, abuse)
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upbraid(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
14
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
14
reprove(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
12
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
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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
lambaste(verb, attack, praise, criticize, censure)
9
reproach(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
8
admonish(verb, attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
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criticize(verb, attack, abuse, censure, condemn)
7
chastise(verb, attack, praise, criticize, censure)
5
carpet(verb, blast, reprimand, reproach)
5
jump on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, condemn)
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