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objurgation|ɒbdʒɜːˈgeɪʃən|
[ad. L. objurgātiōn-em, n. of action from objurgāre: see prec. Cf. F. objurgation (15–16th c. in Godefroy).]
The action, or an act, of objurgating; a sharp or severe rebuke; chiding, scolding.
1550Hooper Serm. Jonas i. Wks. (Parker Soc.) 445 The fourth part [of the book of Jonah] containeth an objurgation and rebuke of God. 1653A. Wilson Jas. I, 108 He handled him roughly, with objurgations. 1828Miss Mitford Village Ser. iii. (1863) 54 A smart young sailor..by no means insensible to female objurgation or indifferent to female charms. 1875Kinglake Crimea (1877) V. i. 366 The angry objurgations of officers. |