Meaning

1 senses

  1. A sustained rebuke or censure.

    He received a severe dressing down from the head teacher.

More definitions
  • a severe scolding

Examples

4 sentences

  1. He gave her a dressing-down.

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  2. He gave him a dressing-down.

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  3. The boss gave his staff a dressing-down.

    ruНачальник задал своим сотрудникам взбучку. — marafon

    deDer Chef hat seine Mitarbeiter abgekanzelt. — Esperantostern

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  4. Once again, his manager gave him a dressing-down in front of the whole team.

    deSein Chef hat ihn wieder einmal vor versammelter Mannschaft abgekanzelt. — PeterR

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Forms

plural: dressing downs
Singulardressing down
Pluraldressing downs

regular

Synonyms

22 synonyms
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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dressA2dresserdressingdressmakerdressydrib
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