objurgate
verb (used with object)
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
objurgation
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a word derived from
objurgate.
Example Sentences
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The object of all this objurgation is one of unflappable Mac's most steadfast supporters and closest confidants.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the course of the struggle, the preamble, containing much objurgation, was stricken from the resolution and the word "alleged" was inserted before the charges to be investigated.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bellowed from the hustings, tintinnabulated over the radio, ululated from a servile press . . . has come the objurgation 'Agriculture must be placed on an equality with industry'.
From Time Magazine Archive
The day after Sin's objurgation, Marcos raised the level of political tension yet again by placing the 230,000-member armed forces on red alert.
From Time Magazine Archive
The passengers go one by one to their assistance, and much objurgation and ornamental rhetoric floats freely through the atmosphere.
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by William Delisle Hay
