berated

[ bih-rey-tid ]

/ bɪˈreɪ tɪd /

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adjective

scolded or rebuked; criticized: I get to my workplace all summer long using the city’s much berated public transportation system.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of criticize.

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Origin of berated

berate + -ed²

Words nearby berated

Béranger, Berar, berascal, Berat, berate, berated, berating, Berber, Berbera, berbere, berberidaceous

How to use berated in a sentence

Passengers berate flight attendants about their noncompliant cabin mates.
Sneezed on, cussed at, ignored: Airline workers battle mask resistance with scant government backup|Michael Laris|January 1, 2021|Washington Post
After the vote, the two Republicans had to face a lineup of poll workers, clerks and voters, who berated them for declining to certify an election in which 878,000 people had voted.
For three hours, an obscure county board in Michigan was at the center of U.S. politics|Kayla Ruble, Tom Hamburger, David Fahrenthold|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
Women are berated—and berate themselves—for dressing too sexily.
In Defense of Slut-O-Ween|Emily Shire|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the empty trattoria, he berated the waiter for bringing the wrong decanter and wine glasses.
Brunello’s King Lear: Gianfranco Soldera Reflects on the Attack on His Wine|Alice Feiring|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But while the congressmen squabbled amongst themselves and berated the witnesses, this all felt like prelude.
Congress Warms Up for the Sebelius Circus|Ben Jacobs|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But then she berated the show for not having him in the first episode.
‘Homeland’ Showrunner: ‘We Knew We Had to Plot a New Course’|Andrew Romano|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I called her “Hippo Girl,” and as I berated her I felt negative attention shift from me to her.
My Strange Passage From Suspected School Shooter to Prom Queen|Gina Tron|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So the name of a street has become the much-berated canteen of the sutler and the much needed canteen of the soldier.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Weary and exasperated from her day among the jostling shoppers, she berated David in loud and angry voice.
To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott
She berated Raleigh before her ladies, and forbade him to come to court.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea|Charles H. L. Johnston
The policeman was a friend of Bridget's, and she berated the "durty varmints," who ruined her week's washing.
The Little Washingtons' Travels|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
His voice rang out in the masterful way she had so often berated to Julie.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth

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