13
scolding(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
10
chiding(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
10
rebuke(noun, censure, reprimand, reproach, warning)
9
reprimand(noun, censure, reproach, rebuke, warning)
8
lecture(noun, fight, dispute, censure, disagreement)
7
dressing-down(noun, severe, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
6
berating(noun, attack, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
6
objurgation(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
5
reproof(noun, fight, dispute, censure, disagreement)
5
revilement(noun, rebuke, outburst, criticism, tirade)
4
abuse(noun, outburst, criticism, diatribe, tirade)
4
castigation(noun, attack, fight, dispute, censure)
4
criticism(noun, censure, reproach, diatribe, tirade)
4
invective(noun, abuse, rebuke, outburst, criticism)
4
reproach(noun, attack, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
4
talking-to(noun, fight, dispute, censure, disagreement)
4
telling-off(noun, fight, dispute, censure, disagreement)
4
upbraiding(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
4
vituperation(noun, rebuke, outburst, criticism, tirade)
3
admonition(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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