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upbraid

VT ดุด่า  ว่ากล่าว อย่างแรง  ตำหนิ  scold reprimand blame praise du-da

 

upbraid for

PHRV ตำหนิ  ดุด่า ใน เรื่อง  upbraid with tam-ni du-da-nai-raung

 

upbraid with

PHRV ตำหนิ  ดุด่า ใน เรื่อง  upbraid for tam-ni du-da-nai-raung

 

upbraider

N ผู้ ดุด่า  ผู้ ว่ากล่าว  pu-du-da

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UPBRAID

v.t. 1. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast in the teeth; followed by with or for, before the thing imputed; as, to upbraid a man for his folly or his intemperance.
Yet do not upbraid us with our distress.
He upbraided them with their unbelief. Mark 16:14.
[The use of to and of, after upbraid, as to upbraid a man of his gain by iniquity, to upbraid to a man his evil practices, has been long discontinued. ]
2. To reproach; to chide.
God who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not. James 1:5.
3. To reprove with severity.
Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done - Matthew 11:2 .
4. To bring reproach on.
How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness!
5. To treat with contempt. Obs.

 

UPBRAIDED

pp. Charged with something wrong or disgraceful; reproached; reproved.

 

UPBRAIDER

n.One who upbraids or reproves.

 

UPBRAIDING

ppr. Accusing; casting in the teeth; reproaching; reproving.

 

UPBRAIDING

n. 1. A charging with something wrong or disgraceful; the act of reproaching or reproving.
I have too long borne your blunt upbraidings.
2. The reproaches or accusations of conscience.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UPBRAID

Up *braid ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Upbraided; p. pr. & vb. n.Upbraiding. ] Etym: [OE. upbreiden; AS, upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. bregedha to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid. See Up, and Braid, v. t.]

 

1. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed. And upbraided them with their unbelief. Mark xvi. 14.Vet do not Upbraid us our distress. Shak.

 

2. To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done. Matt. xi. 2 How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness! Sir P. Sidney.

 

3. To treat with contempt. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

4. To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

Syn. -- To reproach; blame; censure; condemn.

 

UPBRAID

UPBRAID Up *braid ", v. i.

 

Defn: To utter upbraidings. Pope.

 

UPBRAID

UPBRAID Up *braid ", n.

 

Defn: The act of reproaching; contumely. [Obs. ] " Foul upbraid. " Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

upbraid

up braid |ˌəpˈbrād ˌəpˈbreɪd | verb [ with obj. ] find fault with (someone ); scold: he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance. ORIGIN late Old English upbrēdan allege (something ) as a basis for censure, based on braid in the obsolete sense brandish. The current sense dates from Middle English.

 

Oxford Dictionary

upbraid

up |braid |ʌpˈbreɪd | verb [ with obj. ] find fault with (someone ); scold: he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance. ORIGIN late Old English upbrēdan allege (something ) as a basis for censure , based on braid in the obsolete sense brandish . The current sense dates from Middle English.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

upbraid

upbraid verb we were upbraided for leaving the back door unlocked: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one's mind, give someone a tongue-lashing, rake /haul over the coals, lecture; informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, tear a strip off (of ), dress down, give someone an earful, rap over the knuckles, bawl out, lay into, chew out, ream out; formal castigate; rare reprehend. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See scold . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

upbraid

upbraid verb she had upbraided him firmly for his deception: reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure; informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap, rap someone over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let someone have it, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, blow up, pitch into, lay into, lace into, give someone a caning, blast, rag, keelhaul; Brit. informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, wig, give someone a wigging, row, give someone a row; N. Amer. informal chew out, ream out; Brit. vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking; N. Amer. vulgar slang chew someone's ass, ream someone's ass; dated call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim; rare reprehend, objurgate. ANTONYMS congratulate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

upbraid

up braid /ʌ̀pbréɪd /動詞 他動詞 かたく «…のことで /…することについて » 〈人 〉をひどくしかる, 非難する «for, with /for do ing » (scold ).er 名詞