upbraid

[ uhp-breyd ]

/ ʌpˈbreɪd /

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verb (used with object)

to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.

(of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to.

verb (used without object)

Archaic. to utter reproaches.

Words nearby upbraid

upas, upaya, upbear, upbeat, upbound, upbraid, upbraiding, upbringing, upbuild, upburst, upc

Origin of upbraid

before 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up-, braid

SYNONYMS FOR upbraid

1 reprove, blame.

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OTHER WORDS FROM upbraid

up·braid·er, nounun·up·braid·ed, adjective

synonym study for upbraid

1. See reprimand.

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Example sentences from the Web for upbraid

They began to loathe it, to upbraid its steadfastness with spoken curses or unrestrained tears.
The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy
Have you come like all the rest to upbraid me for my harshness—to cry out his virtues to me?
The Idol of The Blind|Tom Gallon
The Germans very seldom beat their horses: they talk to them, remonstrate, encourage, or upbraid them.
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The Romans have no wives to animate them; no parents to upbraid their flight.
The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus|Tacitus

He went on to upbraid me as a flashy notionist and yet, even so, I was constrained to listen to him in silence.'
A Book of Quaker Saints|Lucy Violet Hodgkin

British Dictionary definitions for upbraid

upbraid

/ (ʌpˈbreɪd) /

verb (tr)

to reprove or reproach angrily

to find fault with

Derived forms of upbraid

upbraider, nounupbraiding, nounupbraidingly, adverb

Word Origin for upbraid

Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide; see up, braid

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