UPBRAID


Meaning of UPBRAID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌpbreɪd ]

( upbraids, upbraiding, upbraided)

If you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it. ( FORMAL )

His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed...

His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.

= reproach

≠ praise

VERB : V n , V n for n / -ing

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