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bludgeon(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
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call down(expression, correct, reprimand, reproach, humiliate)
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cavil(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
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chasten(verb, correct, criticize, blame, discipline)
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chastise(verb, correct, criticize, censure, discipline)
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chew(criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke, castigate)
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chew out(verb, expression, criticize, discipline, reprimand)
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chide(correct, abuse, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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correct(verb, criticize, discipline, humble, reprimand)
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cow(correct, discipline, humble, reprimand, humiliate)
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crawl all over(expression, idiom, attack, score, scratch)
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criticize(verb, beat, attack, abuse, scorn)
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criticize hatefully(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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cudgel(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
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curb(correct, discipline, humble, reprimand, humiliate)
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cuss out(expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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damn(attack, score, scratch, slam, lacerate)
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denounce(verb, beat, attack, abuse, criticize)
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discipline(verb, correct, criticize, humble, reprimand)
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disparage(abuse, scorn, insult, reprimand, reproach)
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