16
reprehension(noun, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
14
castigation(noun, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
14
admonition(noun, praise, scorn, censure, blame)
14
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
13
chastise(verb, charge, attack, praise, correct)
12
lambaste(verb, phrasal verb, beat, attack, praise)
11
dressing-down(noun, censure, blame, talk, reprimand)
11
tongue-lashing(noun, censure, reprimand, reproach, warning)
10
call down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
10
chiding(noun, charge, attack, censure, speech)
10
correction(noun, censure, discipline, reprimand, reproach)
10
rap(noun, verb, charge, attack, praise)
10
rebuff(noun, verb, charge, cut, reject)
9
admonishment(noun, praise, scorn, censure, blame)
9
condemn(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn)
9
criticism(noun, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
9
punishment(noun, communication, censure, discipline, reprimand)
9
revile(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
9
tick off(verb, expression, censure, condemn, blame)
8
condemnation(noun, charge, attack, scorn, spot)
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