112 entries under reprove topic. ×

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berate(verb, charge, attack, bother, sound)
35
upbraid(verb, charge, attack, sound, praise)
35
rebuke(verb, charge, cut, attack, praise)
29
reprimand(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
25
censure(verb, charge, cut, attack, disregard)
25
chide(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
25
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
24
reproach(verb, charge, attack, sound, praise)
21
castigate(verb, charge, attack, sound, praise)
21
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
21
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
19
criticize(verb, charge, attack, oppose, abuse)
18
lecture(verb, charge, oppose, abuse, criticize)
18
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, charge, attack)
17
revile(verb, attack, sound, abuse, criticize)
16
admonish(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
15
abuse(verb, charge, attack, sound, criticize)
15
bawl out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
15
blame(verb, charge, attack, oppose, abuse)
15
denounce(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize)
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