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upbraid
up·braid U0129400 (ŭp-brād′)tr.v. up·braid·ed, up·braid·ing, up·braids To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold.
[Middle English upbreiden, from Old English ūpbrēdan, to bring forward as a ground for censure : ūp-, up- + bregdan, to turn, lay hold of.]
up·braid′er n.up·braid′ing·ly adv.upbraid (ʌpˈbreɪd) vb (tr) 1. to reprove or reproach angrily2. to find fault with[Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide; see up, braid] upˈbraider n upˈbraiding n upˈbraidingly advup•braid (ʌpˈbreɪd)
v.t. 1. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. 2. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up-, braid] up•braid′er, n. syn: See reprimand. upbraid
Past participle: upbraided
Gerund: upbraiding
| Present |
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| I upbraid | | you upbraid | | he/she/it upbraids | | we upbraid | | you upbraid | | they upbraid |
| Preterite |
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| I upbraided | | you upbraided | | he/she/it upbraided | | we upbraided | | you upbraided | | they upbraided |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am upbraiding | | you are upbraiding | | he/she/it is upbraiding | | we are upbraiding | | you are upbraiding | | they are upbraiding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have upbraided | | you have upbraided | | he/she/it has upbraided | | we have upbraided | | you have upbraided | | they have upbraided |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was upbraiding | | you were upbraiding | | he/she/it was upbraiding | | we were upbraiding | | you were upbraiding | | they were upbraiding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had upbraided | | you had upbraided | | he/she/it had upbraided | | we had upbraided | | you had upbraided | | they had upbraided |
| Future |
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| I will upbraid | | you will upbraid | | he/she/it will upbraid | | we will upbraid | | you will upbraid | | they will upbraid |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have upbraided | | you will have upbraided | | he/she/it will have upbraided | | we will have upbraided | | you will have upbraided | | they will have upbraided |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be upbraiding | | you will be upbraiding | | he/she/it will be upbraiding | | we will be upbraiding | | you will be upbraiding | | they will be upbraiding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been upbraiding | | you have been upbraiding | | he/she/it has been upbraiding | | we have been upbraiding | | you have been upbraiding | | they have been upbraiding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been upbraiding | | you will have been upbraiding | | he/she/it will have been upbraiding | | we will have been upbraiding | | you will have been upbraiding | | they will have been upbraiding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been upbraiding | | you had been upbraiding | | he/she/it had been upbraiding | | we had been upbraiding | | you had been upbraiding | | they had been upbraiding |
| Conditional |
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| I would upbraid | | you would upbraid | | he/she/it would upbraid | | we would upbraid | | you would upbraid | | they would upbraid |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have upbraided | | you would have upbraided | | he/she/it would have upbraided | | we would have upbraided | | you would have upbraided | | they would have upbraided |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | upbraid - express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"reproachaccuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" |
upbraidverb scold, rebuke, reprimand, blame, condemn, lecture, carpet (informal), censure, reproach, berate, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read someone the riot act, tell someone off (informal), reprove, take someone to task, tick someone off (informal), excoriate, chew someone out (U.S. & Canad. informal), bawl someone out (informal), dress someone down (informal), tear someone off a strip (Brit. informal), give someone a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), slap someone on the wrist, rap someone over the knuckles Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone.upbraidverbTo criticize for a fault or an offense:admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax.Informal: bawl out, lambaste.Slang: chew out.Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.TranslationsgronderreprendreréprimanderreprochersgridarereprovarIdiomsSeeupbraid forupbraid
Related to upbraid: caliphateSynonyms for upbraidverb scoldSynonyms- scold
- rebuke
- reprimand
- blame
- condemn
- lecture
- carpet
- censure
- reproach
- berate
- castigate
- chide
- admonish
- tear into
- read someone the riot act
- tell someone off
- reprove
- take someone to task
- tick someone off
- excoriate
- chew someone out
- bawl someone out
- dress someone down
- tear someone off a strip
- give someone a rocket
- slap someone on the wrist
- rap someone over the knuckles
Synonyms for upbraidverb to criticize for a fault or an offenseSynonyms- admonish
- call down
- castigate
- chastise
- chide
- dress down
- rap
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- scold
- tax
- bawl out
- lambaste
- chew out
Synonyms for upbraidverb express criticism towardsSynonymsRelated Words- accuse
- criminate
- incriminate
- impeach
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