upbraid

Upbraid is defined as to condemn or criticize severely.

(verb)

An example of upbraid is to scream and curse at someone for an error he made.

See upbraid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to rebuke severely or bitterly; censure sharply

Origin: ME upbreiden < OE upbregdan < up-, up- + bregdan, to pull: see braid

See upbraid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb up·braid·ed, up·braid·ing, up·braids

To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English upbreiden

Origin: , from Old English ūpbrēdan, to bring forward as a ground for censure

Origin: : ūp-, up-

Origin: + bregdan, to turn, lay hold of

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