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rebuke(noun, praise, censure, speech, blame)
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reprimand(noun, praise, abuse, censure, speech)
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chiding(noun, censure, speech, blame, talk)
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reproof(noun, praise, censure, speech, blame)
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reproach(noun, praise, abuse, censure, blame)
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castigation(noun, abuse, censure, speech, blame)
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admonition(noun, praise, censure, blame, rebuff)
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tongue-lashing(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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lecture(noun, censure, speech, talk, rebuff)
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reprehension(noun, censure, blame, rebuff, reprimand)
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upbraiding(noun, verb, adjective, abuse, censure)
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dressing-down(noun, censure, speech, blame, talk)
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objurgation(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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chastisement(noun, censure, blame, discipline, reprimand)
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berating(noun, verb, abuse, censure, blame)
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remonstrance(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
7
abuse(noun, attack, censure, blame, reprimand)
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admonishment(noun, praise, censure, blame, rebuff)
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censure(noun, abuse, speech, blame, talk)
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lesson(noun, communication, censure, speech, talk)
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