5
trounce
4
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
call down(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
4
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
expostulation(noun, charge, attack, censure, blame)
4
harangue
4
have words(verb, expression, idiom)
4
lambast
4
objection(noun, cut, hit, scorn, censure)
4
rating(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
4
scold
4
sermon
4
slap(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
4
telling-off(noun, fight, dispute, censure, disagreement)
4
wigging(noun, disapprobation)
3
anathema(noun, loathing, abhorrence, abomination, denouncement)
3
berating(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
3
call on the carpet
3
rebuff(noun, censure, reprimand, snub, reproach)
3
take to task
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