upbraid
The act of reproachingThe act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.
» The manager upbraided his team for missing such a glaring error in the documents.
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1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)The act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.
укори́знаukorízna, уко́рukór
Examples
2 sentencesThe manager upbraided his team for missing such a glaring error in the documents.
My mother-in-law never passes up an opportunity to upbraid me over my decision to go into business for myself.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English upbreiden, from Old English upbreġdan, equivalent to up- + braid. CompFrom Middle English upbreiden, from Old English upbreġdan, equivalent to up- + braid. Compare English umbraid (“to upbraid”), Icelandic bregða (“to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid”). See up, and braid (transitive).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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