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Rebuke

  1. noun

    an act or expression of criticism and censure

    he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face

    Similar: reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand

  2. verb

    censure severely or angrily

    The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car

    Similar: call on the carpet, take to task, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture