Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To reprove sharply; reproach. synonym: scold.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To reproach for some fault or offense; charge reproachfully; reproach: regularly followed by with or for (rarely of) before the thing imputed.
- To offer as an accusation or charge against some person or thing: with to before the person or thing blamed.
- Specifically, to reprove with severity; chide.
- To bring reproach on; be a reproach to.
- To make a subject of reproach or chiding.
- Synonyms Mock, Flout, etc. See
taunt . - To utter upbraidings or reproaches.
- noun The act of upbraiding; reproach; contumely; abuse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To utter upbraidings.
- noun obsolete The act of reproaching; contumely.
- intransitive verb To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by
with orfor , and formerlyof , before the thing imputed. - intransitive verb To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
- intransitive verb obsolete To treat with contempt.
- intransitive verb obsolete To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with
to before the person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete The act of reproaching;
contumely . - verb transitive To
criticize severely. - verb archaic To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to
reproach ; to cast something in the teeth of; – followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed. - verb To
reprove severely; torebuke ; tochide . - verb obsolete To treat with
contempt . - verb obsolete To object or urge as a matter of
reproach ; to cast up; – with to before the person. - verb archaic, intransitive To utter upbraidings.
- verb Northern England To rise on the stomach;
vomit ;retch .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb express criticism towards
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Let critic folk the poet's use of vulgar slang upbraid,
Songs and Other Verse Eugene Field 1872
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Mapuhi relieved his feelings by sending her reeling from a box on the ear; while Tefara and Nauri burst into tears and continued to upbraid him after the manner of women.
THE HOUSE OF MAPUHI 2010
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The truth is that the Republican rivals really can't upbraid Romney for his business record because it would put them at odds with the philosophy of the Republican party.
New Hampshire Republican debate - live: Mitt Romney versus the rest 2012
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But why should I have to, in this day and age, upbraid a woman who looked to be a reasonably intelligent and otherwise respectable member of the country's upper middle class?
Global Voices in English » Trinidad & Tobago: Are We Really Independent? 2009
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And then, that same candidate will put out an ad making perfectly generic critiques of his or her opponent -- which the media will hysterically then upbraid.
Remember, Candidates: The Media Won't Let You Keep Your "Civility Pledge" The Huffington Post News Team 2011
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I roll in and she fails to introduce me, so I take her aside and upbraid her for this transgression.
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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Politicians and economists report that European counterparts who formerly criticised them for being too hard on the euro now upbraid them for being too soft.
The eurozone: it's a pyrrhic victory for the eurosceptics | Nick Cohen 2011
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Even though he was not the producer of Nine, some of the council members began to upbraid him about the fact that there were no African-Americans in the cast of Nine.
Howard Kissel: The War Between Dream Girls and Nine Howard Kissel 2011
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I roll in and she fails to introduce me, so I take her aside and upbraid her for this transgression.
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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Even though he was not the producer of Nine, some of the council members began to upbraid him about the fact that there were no African-Americans in the cast of Nine.
Howard Kissel: The War Between Dream Girls and Nine Howard Kissel 2011
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"I didn't want to argue with Bill, or upbraid him for his unfaithfulness." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
February 5, 2011
mohitanand commented on the word upbraid
verb: to reproach; to scold
Bob took a risk walking into the "Students Barbershop"—in the end he had to upbraid the apparently drunk barber for giving him an uneven bowl cut.
October 11, 2016