upbraiding
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of upbraiding
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at upbraid, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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"An actual upbraiding from the court for the Trump Org."
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022
Kimura, who was introduced as a fun-loving jokester, attracted increased negative attention online after upbraiding a housemate for ruining one of her wrestling costumes.
From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2020
The public rebuke of the government by Mr. Bass was a jarring break from diplomatic norms, and the upbraiding by Mr. Ghani of his own intelligence agency was equally noteworthy.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2019
In an extraordinary public upbraiding in late January, the supervisors sharply questioned the sheriff’s goal of establishing a “truth and reconciliation” panel to review past disciplinary actions against other department employees.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2019
During John’s first year at the University of South Dakota, when he had discovered basketball and girls and slacked off in his studies, he received a stern upbraiding.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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