rebuke

[ ri-byook ]
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verb (used with object),re·buked, re·buk·ing.
  1. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.

noun
  1. sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.

Origin of rebuke

1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English rebuken (verb), from Anglo-French rebuker (Old French rebuchier) “to beat back,” equivalent to re-re- + bucher “to beat, strike,” from Germanic

synonym study For rebuke

1. See reproach.

Other words for rebuke

Other words from rebuke

  • re·buk·a·ble, adjective
  • re·buk·er, noun
  • re·buk·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·re·buk·a·ble, adjective
  • un·re·buked, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for rebuke

rebuke

/ (rɪˈbjuːk) /


verb
  1. (tr) to scold or reprimand (someone)

noun
  1. a reprimand or scolding

Origin of rebuke

1
C14: from Old Norman French rebuker, from re- + Old French buchier to hack down, from busche log, of Germanic origin

Derived forms of rebuke

  • rebukable, adjective
  • rebuker, noun

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