rebuke
verb (used with object)
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
rebuker
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a word derived from
rebuke.
Example Sentences
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Was it so, Miss Ashton?” and Kate made up a face which a sterner rebuker than her teacher could not have seen without a smile.
From Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story by Robbins, Mrs. S. S.
In philosophy he was not very accurate, but he was a notable rebuker of vice.
From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas
One instant he resents John's boldness, and significantly exclaims, 'If I command to kill, they kill;' the next he trembles before his rebuker, and promises to amend his life.
From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
I never took myself for a rebuker, much less for a reformer of states and kingdoms.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
We all make our mistakes,” said the rebuker.
From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Day, Holman
