Associations to the word «Rebuke»

Wiktionary

REBUKE, noun. A harsh criticism.
REBUKE, verb. To criticise harshly; to reprove.

Dictionary definition

REBUKE, noun. An act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face".
REBUKE, verb. 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".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza