tell off

Verb

Meaning

reprimand

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Synonyms

scold brush down ream number rate rag chastise lecture blast rap carpet censure enumerate reproach rebuke

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Antonyms

adore praise acclaim hail admire cheer

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Hypernyms

rag lecture jaw rebuke reprimand scold

Examples

She told the misbehaving student off Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tell news tell noses tell of tell on tell one from the other tell somebody one's name