rebuke
rebuke · rebukes
зауваження, догана, докір, дорікання
выговор, укор, упрёк
Rüge, Tadel, Schelte, Anschiss
A harsh criticismA harsh criticism.
/ɹiˈbjuːk/
Meaning
1 sensesA harsh criticism.
Tadel, Anschiss, Rüge
вы́говорvýgovor, уко́рukór, упрёкuprjók
докірdokir, доріканняdorikannja, доганаdohana
an act or expression of criticism and censure
Examples
13 sentencesTranslations
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Origin
From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel”), from re- +From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel”), from re- + Old French *buker, buchier, buschier (“to strike, hack down, chop”), from busche (“wood”), from Vulgar Latin *busca (“wood, grove”), from Frankish *busk (“grove”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush”); equivalent to re- + bush.
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Forms
plural: rebukesSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- an act or expression of criticism and censure:reproofreprovalreprehensionreprimand
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedrebukeful