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obiurgō — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chide verb To scold or express disapproval of someone, usually mildly.
  • rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
  • reprimand noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
  • scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.

Senses

obiurgō is used for these senses in English:

  • chide (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
  • rebuke (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
  • reprimand To reprove in a formal or official way.
  • scold (ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.

rebuke — full definition

  1. noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
  2. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for something they did wrong.

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