rebuke meaning and definition

REBUKE noun

Definition of rebuke (noun)

1. an act or expression of criticism and censure
   • "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
   • synonyms: reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval

REBUKE verb

Definition of rebuke (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce