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grooming(censure, rebuke, warning, admonition, rap)
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harangue
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kick in the teeth(noun, expression, idiom, censure, rebuff)
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knock-down-drag-out(reprimand, clinkers, vendetta, kick-up, scolding)
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lesson(noun, censure, speech, talk, rebuff)
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oral punishment(expression, censure, rebuke, warning, admonition)
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ostracism(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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preaching
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punishment(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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put-down(censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub, reproach)
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ragging(censure, rebuke, warning, admonition, rap)
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rating(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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rebuff(noun, censure, reprimand, snub, reproach)
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refusal(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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remonstration
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repulse(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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row(noun, fight, dispute, censure, disagreement)
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set-to(reprimand, clinkers, vendetta, kick-up, scolding)
1
shouting match(expression, reprimand, clinkers, vendetta, kick-up)
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slap in face(noun, expression, idiom, censure, rebuff)
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