[n] an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
[v] rebuke formally
[v] 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"; "check" is archaic
Synonyms
bawl out, berate, censure, chew out, chew up, chide, criminate, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, rebuke, remonstrate, reprehension, reproof, reproof, reproval, scold, trounce