English Explanatory Dictionary

upbraid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To criticize severely.
To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach
To treat with contempt.
To object or urge as a matter of reproach
To utter upbraidings.
To vomit; retch.

noun

The act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.

Pronunciation

/ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/ en-us-upbraid.ogg

Word forms

upbraid upbraids upbraiding upbraided

Etymology

From Middle English upbreyden, from Old English upbreġdan, equivalent to up- + braid. Compare English umbraid (“to upbraid”), Icelandic bregða (“to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid”). See up, and braid (transitive).

Synonyms

exprobrate blame censure condemn reproach admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash scorch blast berate berisp castigate charge chastise chew out chide criticize denounce denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise drag dress down eat someone alive excoriate find fault fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody what-for inveigh lace into lambaste lay into lecture light into objurgate pooh-pooh put someone on blast rate read somebody the riot act rebuke reprehend reprimand reprove rip into rubbish savage scold skewer slam slate tear into

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