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dressing-down
The definition of a dressing down is a severe scolding or reprimand.
(noun)An example of a dressing down is when your teacher calls you in front of the class and gives a long lecture to you on why your homework is never done.
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See dressing-down in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a sound scolding
See dressing-down in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A severe scolding.
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