noun
rebuking a person harshly
• Syn: ↑chiding, ↑scolding, ↑objurgation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑objurgate (for: ↑objurgation), ↑scold (for: ↑scolding), ↑chide (for: ↑chiding)
• Hypernyms: ↑rebuke, ↑reproof, ↑reproval, ↑reprehension, ↑reprimand
Useful english dictionary. 2012.