| cane(verb, criticize, reprimand, rebuke, scold) |
| caution(reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand) |
| condemn(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| criticize harshly(verb, expression, reprimand, lash, rail) |
| criticize severely(verb, expression, criticize, reprimand, rebuke) |
| cut(scratch, lacerate, incise) |
| denigrate(abuse, scorn, insult) |
| deride(verb, attack, criticize, reprimand, castigate) |
| despise(abuse, scorn, insult) |
| drag over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand) |
| exprobate(correct, discipline, reprimand, humiliate, punish) |
| give a piece of one's mind(verb, criticize) |
| give a talking to(expression, idiom, abuse, scorn, insult) |
| give tongue-lashing(expression, reprimand, scold) |
| harangue(criticize, rebuke) |
| have words(expression, reprimand, punish, scold) |
| have your knife in(verb, expression, idiom, attack, criticize) |
| humiliate(correct, discipline, humble, reprimand, punish) |
| incise(scratch, lacerate) |