| chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize) |
| take to task(verb, expression, idiom, charge, oppose) |
| upbraid(verb, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn) |
| declaim(verb, speech, proclaim) |
| dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, censure) |
| orate(verb, attack, develop, criticize, declare) |
| scolding(noun, censure, speech, talk, rebuff) |
| teach(verb, show, speech, talk, explain) |
| expound(verb, show, develop, direct, prepare) |
| speak(verb, attack, declare, speech, talk) |
| dressing-down(noun, censure, speech, talk, rebuff) |
| hold forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, develop) |
| moralize(verb, criticize, teaching, preach) |
| tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, oppose) |
| homily(noun, speech, talk, address, discourse) |
| admonition(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub) |
| bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize) |
| castigation(noun, trouble, fight, dispute, censure) |
| disquisition(noun, speech, talk, address, lesson) |
| instruction(noun, speech, lesson) |