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rebuke

a sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand; censure; admonish; reproach: rebuke his bad behavior

Not to be confused with:

rebuff – blunt or abrupt rejection; snub; spurn: rebuff a proposal or invitation

rebut – to argue to the contrary; disprove; confute: rebut an argument

re·buke

(rĭ-byo͞ok′)

tr.v. re·buked, re·buk·ing, re·bukes

1. To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand. See Synonyms at admonish.

2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example): "a series of sweeping decisions that rebuked the investigators' presumptions" (Donald A. Ritchie).

3. Obsolete To check or repress.

An expression of strong disapproval.

[Middle English rebuken, from Old North French rebuker : re-, back (from Latin; see re-) + *buker, to strike, chop wood (variant of Old French buschier, from busche, firewood, of Germanic origin).]

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rebuke

(rɪˈbjuːk)

(tr) to scold or reprimand (someone)

a reprimand or scolding

[C14: from Old Norman French rebuker, from re- + Old French buchier to hack down, from busche log, of Germanic origin]

reˈbukable adj

reˈbuker n

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re•buke

(rɪˈbyuk)

v. -buked, -buk•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.

2. a sharp reproof; reprimand.

[1275–1325; < Anglo-French rebuker (Old French rebuchier) to beat back]

rebuke

Past participle: rebuked
Gerund: rebuking

Imperative
rebuke
rebuke

Present
I rebuke
you rebuke
he/she/it rebukes
we rebuke
you rebuke
they rebuke

Preterite
I rebuked
you rebuked
he/she/it rebuked
we rebuked
you rebuked
they rebuked

Present Continuous
I am rebuking
you are rebuking
he/she/it is rebuking
we are rebuking
you are rebuking
they are rebuking

Present Perfect
I have rebuked
you have rebuked
he/she/it has rebuked
we have rebuked
you have rebuked
they have rebuked

Past Continuous
I was rebuking
you were rebuking
he/she/it was rebuking
we were rebuking
you were rebuking
they were rebuking

Past Perfect
I had rebuked
you had rebuked
he/she/it had rebuked
we had rebuked
you had rebuked
they had rebuked

Future
I will rebuke
you will rebuke
he/she/it will rebuke
we will rebuke
you will rebuke
they will rebuke

Future Perfect
I will have rebuked
you will have rebuked
he/she/it will have rebuked
we will have rebuked
you will have rebuked
they will have rebuked

Future Continuous
I will be rebuking
you will be rebuking
he/she/it will be rebuking
we will be rebuking
you will be rebuking
they will be rebuking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rebuking
you have been rebuking
he/she/it has been rebuking
we have been rebuking
you have been rebuking
they have been rebuking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rebuking
you will have been rebuking
he/she/it will have been rebuking
we will have been rebuking
you will have been rebuking
they will have been rebuking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rebuking
you had been rebuking
he/she/it had been rebuking
we had been rebuking
you had been rebuking
they had been rebuking

Conditional
I would rebuke
you would rebuke
he/she/it would rebuke
we would rebuke
you would rebuke
they would rebuke

Past Conditional
I would have rebuked
you would have rebuked
he/she/it would have rebuked
we would have rebuked
you would have rebuked
they would have rebuked

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Noun	1.	rebuke - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval riot act - a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act" criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing - rebuking a person harshly what for - a strong reprimand bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, upbraiding, earful, going-over - a severe scolding berating, blowing up - a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" reproach - a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach" talking to, lecture, speech - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" chastening, chastisement, correction - a rebuke for making a mistake admonishment, monition, admonition - a firm rebuke
Verb	1.	rebuke - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, reprimand, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

rebuke

verb

1. scold, censure, reprimand, reproach, blame, lecture, carpet (informal), berate, tick off (informal), castigate, chide, dress down (informal), admonish, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), take to task, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, bawl out (informal), haul (someone) over the coals (informal), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), reprehend, chew (someone's) ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang) He has been seriously rebuked.
scold approve, praise, applaud, compliment, congratulate, commend, laud

noun

1. scolding, censure, reprimand, reproach, blame, row, lecture, wigging (Brit. slang), ticking-off (informal), dressing down (informal), telling-off (informal), admonition, tongue-lashing, reproof, castigation, reproval 'Silly little boy' was his favourite expression of rebuke.
scolding praise, compliment, commendation, laudation

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rebuke

verb

To criticize for a fault or an offense:

admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid.

Informal: bawl out, lambaste.

Slang: chew out.

Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.

noun

Words expressive of strong disapproval:

admonishment, admonition, reprimand, reproach, reproof, scolding.

Slang: rap.

Translations

تَوْبيخ، تَأنيبيُوَبِّخ

pokáratvyčítatvýčitkavýtka

irettesætteirettesættelse

Rüffel rüffeln

vituperio

réprimande réprimander reprocher avertissement gronder

rendreutasítás

ávítur, ofanígjöfsetja ofan í viî, ávíta

rimprovero sgridare biasimare biasimo rimproverare

priekaištas

norātpārmetums

gi reprimande reprimande

grajaošteti

azar azarlamak

指责斥责训斥谴责

rebuke

[rɪˈbjuːk]

A. N → reprimenda f, reproche m

B. VT → reprender, reprochar
to rebuke sb for having done sth → reprender a algn por haber hecho algo, reprochar a algn haber hecho algo

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rebuke

[rɪˈbjuːk]

n → réprimande f, reproche m

vt → réprimander
to rebuke sb for sth → reprocher qch à qn
to rebuke sb for doing sth → reprocher à qn d'avoir fait qch

rebuke

n → Verweis m, → Tadel m

vt → zurechtweisen (for wegen), tadeln (for für); to rebuke somebody for having spoken unkindly → jdn dafür tadeln, dass er so unfreundlich gesprochen hat

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rebuke

[rɪˈbjuːk]

1. n → rimprovero

2. vt → rimproverare
to rebuke sb for sth/for doing sth → rimproverare qn per qc/per aver fatto qc

rebuke

(rəˈbjuːk) verb

to speak severely to (a person), because he has done wrong. The boy was rebuked by his teacher for cheating.

noun

(stern) words spoken to a person, because he has done wrong.

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Within the Hellespont we saw where the original first shoddy contract mentioned in history was carried out, and the "parties of the second part" gently rebuked by Xerxes.

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The struggles and wrangles of the lads for her hand in a jig were an amusement to her--no more; and when they became fierce she rebuked them.

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for in this verse Homer has clearly supposed the power which reasons about the better and worse to be different from the unreasoning anger which is rebuked by it.

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But he angrily rebuked those whom he saw shirking and disinclined to fight.

When he saw this Agamemnon rebuked them and said, "Son of Peteos, and you other, steeped in cunning, heart of guile, why stand you here cowering and waiting on others?

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Then he appeared suddenly who has a right to appear when and how he will and rebuked me for never having written, and when I told him that I had been literally too happy to think of writing, he seemed to take it as a reflection on himself that I could be happy alone.

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Preparatory to the chase, they performed some religious rites, and offered up to the Great Spirit a few short prayers for safety and success; then, having received the blessings of their wives, they leaped upon their horses and departed, leaving the whole party of Christian spectators amazed and rebuked by this lesson of faith and dependence on a supreme and benevolent Being.

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Then he took his seat again on the seat from which he had risen; and Antinous rebuked him saying:

This made them all very angry, for they feared he might string the bow, Antinous therefore rebuked him fiercely saying, "Wretched creature, you have not so much as a grain of sense in your whole body; you ought to think yourself lucky in being allowed to dine unharmed among your betters, without having any smaller portion served you than we others have had, and in being allowed to hear our conversation.

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M'Dougal was, doubtless, properly sensible of this parental devotion on the part of his savage father-in-law, and perhaps a little rebuked by the game spirit, so opposite to his own.

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I have never reproached the former but once, and that was for laughing at Lord Lowborough's depressed and anxious countenance one evening, when they had both been particularly provoking; and then, indeed, I said a good deal on the subject, and rebuked him sternly enough; but he only laughed, and said, - 'You can feel for him, Helen, can't you?'

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"It takes so little to make you feel like a fool, Emma Jane," rebuked Rebecca, "that sometimes I think that you must BE one I don't get to feeling like a fool so awfully easy; now leave out that eating part if you don't like it, and go on."