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61reprimand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reproof, rebuke, censure, admonition, reprehension. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rebuke, reproach, admonish, criticize; see censure , scold . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. rebuke …
62scold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. reprove, rebuke, rate, chide, berate, tongue lash, bawl out (sl.). See disapprobation. Ant., praise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. admonish, chide, berate, chasten, asperse, expostulate with, rebuke,… …
63upbraid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. reprove, chide, admonish, rebuke, reprimand, scold; accuse, charge, revile. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reproach, scold, vituperate, condemn, denounce, lecture, chide, reprehend,… …
64lambaste — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. punish, thrash, whip; see beat 2 , hit 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. scold, berate, dress down, *rake over the coals, reprimand, castigate, cuss out, censure, rebuke, *chew out, *jump down one s throat. III (Roget s… …
65Punishment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Punishment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 punishment punishment punition Sgm: N 1 chastisement chastisement chastening Sgm: N 1 correction correction castigation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 discipline discipline …
66castigation — (n.) late 14c., castigacioun, from L. castigationem (nom. castigatio) a correcting, chastizing, noun of action from pp. stem of castigare (see CASTIGATE (Cf. castigate)) …
67chastise — (v.) c.1300, chastisen, from O.Fr. chastiier (12c.) to warn, advise, instruct; chastize, admonish; punish; dominate, tame (Mod.Fr. chátier), from L. castigare to set or keep right, to reprove, chasten, to punish, lit. to make pure (see CASTIGATE… …
68punish — [pun′ish] vt. [ME punischen < extended stem of OFr punir < L punire, to punish < poena, punishment, penalty: see PENAL] 1. to cause to undergo pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or wrongdoing 2. to impose a penalty on a wrongdoer for… …
69castigation — noun 1. a severe scolding (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑earful, ↑bawling out, ↑chewing out, ↑upbraiding, ↑going over, ↑dressing down • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
70give someone hell — (informal) 1 when I found out I gave him hell: REPRIMAND SEVERELY, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend …
