verb
Synonyms: scold 1, bawl out, berate, ||chew out, lash, rail, rate, revile, tongue-lash, upbraid
Related Word: condemn, lambaste; asperse, calumniate, malign, traduce; bark (at), growl (at), yell (at); abuse, curse
Idioms: rip into
Contrasted words: applaud, commend, compliment; eulogize, extol, praise
Antonyms: acclaim