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