rebukere‧buke /rɪˈbjuːk/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking to the press.—rebuke noun [countable, uncountable]: a rebuke from the president
WORD ORIGINrebuke
Origin:
1300-1400 Old North French rebuker, from bukier ‘to hit, cut down’VERB TABLE
rebuke
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rebuke |
| he, she, it | rebukes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rebuked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rebuked |
| he, she, it | has rebuked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rebuked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rebuke |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rebuked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am rebuking |
| he, she, it | is rebuking | |
| you, we, they | are rebuking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was rebuking |
| you, we, they | were rebuking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rebuking |
| he, she, it | has been rebuking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rebuking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rebuking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rebuking |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Amnesty International rebuked the British government for its treatment of the refugees.
- Welfare workers were sternly rebuked by the court for ignoring the woman's plea for help.
- When the extent of the pollution became known, the company was publicly rebuked by the Governor.
- He rebuked himself for his stupidity.
- He rebukes Steve Forbes' brand of supply-side economics.
- He had no sooner rebuked the women than La Salle rebuked him.
- So when they held dinner-parties Scarlet skimped on the smoked salmon, and Brian rebuked her for her graceless parsimony.
- The Soviet media did not openly rebuke Ceausescu for his reception of Carrington.
THESAURUS
formal to tell someone that they have done something wrong or illegal and are being punished for it – used especially in official contexts: · The police officers were officially reprimanded for their behaviour.· The Swiss authorities severely reprimanded the banks for accepting $660 million from the former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha.· Debra remembered as a very young child being reprimanded by her father.
formal if a parent, teacher, or other adult scolds a child, they talk to them angrily because they have done something wrong. Scold sounds rather formal and old-fashioned. In everyday English people usually say tell somebody off: · I dreaded the thought of going home and being scolded by my father.
to talk angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. Tell somebody off is more common in British English than American English: · Dad told me off for getting home late.
informal to talk angrily to a child because they have done something wrong: · The boy was given a good talking-to and sent home.
to talk angrily to someone for a long time about something they have done wrong, especially in a way that they think is not necessary or fair: · Stop lecturing me, will you!· He began to lecture her about her duties as a citizen.
formal to tell someone that they should not have done something: · She rebuked him for being late.· Sheerman rebuked his colleague for suggesting that he was too stupid to understand what he was saying.
formal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are disappointed at what they have done. Reproach sounds much gentler than criticizing someone or reprimanding them: · He felt he had to reproach his friend for his excessive drinking.
formal to publicly criticize someone for a long time, in a way that shows you strongly disapprove of what they have done: · She berated the paper for its 'misleading front-page story.'· Kennedy berated the Eisenhower administration and its vice president Richard Nixon, during the 1960 campaign.
Longman Language Activatorto tell someone off · She's always telling her kids off and shouting at them.tell sb off for · Did your Dad tell you off for getting home late?tell sb off about · The manager said my work wasn't good enough. He really told me off about it.get told off · I was always getting told off for things I hadn't done when I was a kid.
also give somebody a telling-off British to tell someone off, especially a child, to make it clear that you disapprove of something they have done: · Addicts don't stop what they're doing just because someone gives them a talking-to.· I remember being late for school and the teacher giving me such a telling-off.give somebody a good talking-to/telling-off: · You should give that child a good talking-to, if you want my opinion.
spoken to talk angrily to someone for a long time, especially in a way that they think is not necessary or fair: · He was lectured by the headmaster in front of the whole school.lecture somebody on/about something: · She's always lecturing me on bad manners.· After the violence on the field, the manager lectured the team about acceptable standards of behaviour.
especially American if a parent, teacher, or other adult scolds a child, they tell them off: · I dreaded the thought of going home and being scolded by my father.scold somebody for something: · Don't scold him for doing badly at school, he's doing his best.· Our parents were strict and we were frequently scolded for our bad behaviour.
to talk severely to someone in order to criticize them for doing something which they knew was wrong: · When the extent of the pollution became known, the company was publicly rebuked by the Governor.rebuke somebody for (doing) something: · Amnesty International rebuked the British government for its treatment of the refugees.· Welfare workers were sternly rebuked by the court for ignoring the woman's plea for help.
to officially tell someone that they have done something wrong or illegal, especially by warning them that if they do it again they will be punished: · After the trial two police officers were suspended from duty; four others were reprimanded.reprimand somebody for (doing) something: · The man was released after being officially reprimanded for illegal possession of a knife.reprimand somebody severely: · The foreman reprimanded the workers severely for not following safety procedures.
British to tell someone off for doing something that you do not approve of but that is not very bad: pull sb up for: · Our teachers are always pulling us up for wearing the wrong uniform.pull sb up on: · I felt I had to pull her up on her lateness.
spoken use this to tell someone that they have done something to annoy you and that you are going to tell them off about it: · I've got a bone to pick with you - what are all these lies you've been spreading about me?
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES His actions have earned him stern rebukes from human rights organizations.
formal to speak to someone severely about something they have done wrong SYN reprimandrebuke somebody for doing something His actions have earned him stern rebukes from human rights organizations. Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking to the press.—rebuke noun [countable, uncountable]: a rebuke from the president