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rebuke

[ri-byook]

verb (used with object)

rebuked, rebuking 
  1. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.

    Synonyms: , , ,


noun

  1. sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.

    Synonyms: , ,

rebuke

/ ɪˈː /

verb

  1. (tr) to scold or reprimand (someone)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a reprimand or scolding

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • rebukable adjective
  • rebuker noun
  • rebukingly adverb
  • unrebukable adjective
  • unrebuked adjective
  • ˈܰ noun
  • ˈܰ첹 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rebuke1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English rebuken (verb), from Anglo-French rebuker ( Old French rebuchier ) “to beat back,” equivalent to re- re- + bucher “to beat, strike,” from Germanic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rebuke1

C14: from Old Norman French rebuker , from re- + Old French buchier to hack down, from busche log, of Germanic origin
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Despite a stinging rebuke from a federal judge Thursday, military forces deployed in Los Angeles will remain under presidential control through the weekend, setting up a series of high-stakes showdowns.

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The civil suit, he says, is largely symbolic — one final rebuke of Yoon.

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The Democratic governor’s comments were a forceful rebuke to the president’s claims that deploying the California National Guard and U.S.

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Without waiting for the plaintiffs’ response, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a sharp rebuke, written by a Reagan appointee, calling the government’s pleading “shocking.”

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Discovery come just a day after a rare shareholder rebuke of its executive pay packages, a sign of growing unhappiness with the company’s financial performance.

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