12
scolding(noun, verb, adjective, abuse, censure)
10
castigation(noun, abuse, censure, blame, rebuff)
9
reprimand(noun, abuse, censure, blame, caution)
8
rebuke(noun, censure, reprimand, caution, reproach)
8
reproach(noun, abuse, censure, blame, rebuff)
7
admonition(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
6
abuse(noun, attack, blame, disapprobation, invective)
6
berating(noun, verb, abuse, censure, blame)
6
chiding(noun, verb, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
6
criticism(noun, abuse, censure, blame, reproach)
6
earful(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
6
reprehension(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
6
reproof(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
5
bawling out(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
censure(noun, abuse, blame, rebuff, reprimand)
5
chewing out(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
dressing-down(noun, severe, censure, rebuff, reprimand)
5
dressing down(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, caution)
5
going-over(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
5
lecture(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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