rebuke
[ri-byook]
- to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
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- sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
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Origin of rebuke
1275–1325; Middle English rebuken (v.) < Anglo-French rebuker (Old French rebuchier) to beat back, equivalent to re- re- + bucher to beat, strike < Germanic
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Examples from the Web for rebuke
Contemporary Examples
This cover, I submit, is as sharp a rebuke to the “progress is over!”
This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has EndedNick Gillespie
October 30, 2014
What made matters worse was that the more I felt Lorne rebuke me, the more I pulled away.
And, of course, a rebuke to our current politics and especially our president, who seems unable to prod a bee to buzz.
‘Breaking Bad’ in the White House: Bryan Cranston as LBJ in 'All the Way'David Freedlander
March 7, 2014
Instead they were a rebuke from the American electorate to Democrats who had overreached.
“Ordinary people will think he is disturbed and rebuke him for this, unaware that he is possessed by a god,” Plato wrote.
Historical Examples
Then, he bethought himself of a subtle form of rebuke by emphasizing his generosity.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
They darted from Garson to the other three men, and back again in rebuke.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Aggie sniffed vehemently in rebuke of the gross partiality of fate in his behalf.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
An Explanation of Luther's Small CatechismJoseph Stump
Times before had he said them before Phoebe Hart, and she had passed them by with no rebuke.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
rebuke
- (tr) to scold or reprimand (someone)
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- a reprimand or scolding
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Word Origin
C14: from Old Norman French rebuker, from re- + Old French buchier to hack down, from busche log, of Germanic origin
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Word Origin and History for rebuke
v.
early 14c., "to reprimand, reprove; chide, scold," from Anglo-French rebuker "to repel, beat back," Old French rebuchier, from re- "back" (see re-) + buschier "to strike, chop wood," from busche (French bûche) "wood," from Proto-Germanic *busk- (see bush (n.)). Related: Rebuked; rebuking.
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n.
early 15c., "a reproof, reprimand," from rebuke (v.).
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