berate Synonyms

chew out remonstrate rebuke call down take to task lambast jaw dress down bawl out lecture chew up scold reprimand trounce lambaste chide excoriate slam threap criticize upbraid jump on vilify vituperate plasticize pick apart call on the carpet haul someone over the coals remonstrate with rap over the knuckles haul over the coals give someone hell come down on tick off tear into lay into lam into lace into underdress scandalise dressing down tell off have words find fault with scolding fustigate flay findfault dispraisingly denounce