Rebuke
WordNet
noun
(1) An act or expression of criticism and censure
"He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
verb
(2) Censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Old French rebuchier, “to repulse”. Of doubtful origin, maybe connected with French bouche, “mouth”.
Noun
- A harsh criticism.
- Lord Lundy Who was too Freely Moved to Tears, and thereby ruined his Political Career. Hillair Belloc.
- ...Or if his father Lord Dunquerque
- Said “Hi!” in a Commanding Tone,
- “Hi, Lundy! Leave the cat alone!”
- Lord Lundy, letting go its tail,
- would raise a terrible wail
- as his grandpa moved the Duke
- to utter the severe rebuke:
- “When I, sir, was a little boy,
- an animal was not a toy!”