rebuke
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an act or expression of criticism and censure
he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Types & categories
- criticism hypernym
- riot act hyponym
- chiding hyponym
- what for hyponym
- castigation hyponym
- berating hyponym
- reproach hyponym
- talking to hyponym
- chastening hyponym
- monition hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
censure severely or angrily
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- rebuke derivation
- chiding derivation
- talking to derivation
- nag derivation
- upbraider derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | censure |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reprove |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reprehend |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | criticism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | riot act |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chiding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | what for |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | castigation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | berating |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reproach |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | talking to |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chastening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuke |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chiding |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | talking to |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | upbraider |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | criticize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chasten |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tell off |