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422 entries under verb topic. ×

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berate(charge, attack, bother, sound)
37
nag(noun, person, bother, sound)
35
upbraid(charge, attack, sound, praise)
35
rebuke(charge, cut, attack, praise)
29
reprimand(charge, attack, praise, oppose)
28
reprove(charge, attack, praise, oppose)
25
censure(charge, cut, attack, disregard)
25
chide(charge, attack, praise, oppose)
25
dress down(expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
24
reproach(charge, attack, sound, praise)
21
castigate(charge, attack, sound, praise)
21
chew out(expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
21
tell off(expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
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criticize(charge, attack, oppose, abuse)
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lecture(charge, oppose, abuse, criticize)
18
take to task(expression, idiom, charge, attack)
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revile(attack, sound, abuse, criticize)
16
admonish(charge, attack, praise, oppose)
15
lambaste(phrasal verb, beat, attack, praise)
15
abuse(charge, attack, sound, criticize)
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