berate

Verb

Meaning

To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lecture jaw rebuke reprimand scold trounce remonstrate chide lambaste call down dress down bawl out chew out chew up lambast
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Antonyms

revere amnesty congratulations worship celebrate praise
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Hypernyms

knock criticise criticize pick apart

Hyponyms

chastise chasten correct castigate objurgate tell off

Related terms

beration

Derivatives

berated berating

Anagrams

beater rebate Bartee betear erbate rebeat Trebea

Examples

I've never wanted to do something where I'd berate the audience. Roland Joffe

Antiliberals endlessly berate their enemies for instrumental thinking. But they do not clearly explain the evil of producing better goods at a lower cost. Stephen Holmes

We need to educate our elite coaches more and have a better approach to teaching the athletes about how to be healthy rather than berate them, humiliate them, use tactics that could scar them for life. Dominique Moceanu

Don't waste even a minute magnifying your perceived inadequacies. You can't do it all. Why berate yourself for not achieving the impossible? Karen Finerman

Those South Africans who berate me for being loyal to our friends, literally they can go and throw themselves into a pool. I am not going to betray the trust of those who helped us. Nelson Mandela

The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Berardius bairdii berascal Berat beratement berating beratingly