- upbraid with
- Reproach, cast something in the teeth of.
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Upbraid — Up*braid ([u^]p*br[=a]d ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Upbraided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Upbraiding}.] [OE. upbreiden; AS. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. breg[eth]a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upbraid — index blame, castigate, cavil, censure, complain (criticize), condemn (blame), criticize ( … Law dictionary
upbraid — verb /ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/ a) To criticize severely. And upbraided them with their unbelief. b) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing… … Wiktionary
upbraid — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English upbreyden, from Old English ūpbregdan, probably from ūp up + bregdan to snatch, move suddenly more at braid Date: 12th century 1. to criticize severely ; find fault with 2. to reproach severely ; scold… … New Collegiate Dictionary
upbraid — upbraider, n. /up brayd /, v.t. 1. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice. 2. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. v.i. 3. Archaic. to utter reproaches … Universalium
upbraid — Synonyms and related words: admonish, bawl out, berate, bring to book, call to account, castigate, censure, chastise, chew out, chide, correct, dress down, give a dressing down, have words with, lash, lecture, objurgate, rate, rebuke, reprehend,… … Moby Thesaurus
upbraid — v. a. Reproach, reprove, blame, chide, condemn, twit, taunt, find fault with … New dictionary of synonyms
upbraid — up•braid [[t]ʌpˈbreɪd[/t]] v. t. 1) to find fault with or reproach severely; censure 2) (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up , braid up•braid′er, n. syn: See … From formal English to slang
upbraid — /ʌpˈbreɪd / (say up brayd) verb (t) 1. to reproach for some fault or offence; reprove severely; chide. 2. to censure or find fault with (things). –verb (i) 3. to utter reproaches. {Middle English; Old English upbregdan. See up , braid (verb)… …
upbraid — v.tr. (often foll. by with, for) chide or reproach (a person). Derivatives: upbraiding n. Etymology: OE upbredan (as UP , bredan = bregdan BRAID in obs. sense brandish ) … Useful english dictionary
