7
remonstrance(noun, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
6
animadversion(noun, charge, cut, attack, hit)
6
chastisement(noun, blame, discipline, reprimand, rebuke)
6
chide
6
disapprobation(noun, charge, attack, censure, dislike)
6
lambaste
6
lesson(noun, communication, censure, speech, talk)
6
punishment(noun, censure, discipline, rebuff, reprimand)
6
reprobation(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
6
upbraiding(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
5
berate
5
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
chew up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
denunciation(noun, charge, cut, attack, hit)
5
jaw
5
rag
5
remonstrate
5
stricture(noun, cut, hit, scorn, censure)
5
talking-to(noun, fight, dispute, censure, speech)
5
tongue-lashing(noun, fight, dispute, censure, disagreement)
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