berate

Verb
  1. Censure severely or angrily (synset 200826456)
    "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
    is a type of: criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
    subtypes:
    same as: bawl out, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce

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