UPBRAID


Meaning of UPBRAID in English

|əp|brād sometimes _əpˈb- transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English upbreyden, from Old English ūpbregdan, probably from ūp up + bregdan to move suddenly, snatch, weave together — more at up , braid

1. obsolete : to bring forth as a cause for censure

there will come a time when this shall be upbraided to us — Jeremy Taylor

2.

a. : to criticize severely : find fault with

upbraids all forms of ceremony — W.B.Yeats

b. : to reproach severely : scold vehemently

saw the priest go over to the parents and upbraid them for bringing their children to such a place — Francis Stuart

3. archaic : to make queasy : nauseate

Synonyms: see scold

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.