Berate

Quick meaning: Berate is a verb meaning (transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.

Meaning

(transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.

Example Sentences

During the rally, he berates the crowd for their cowardice.

Lenerengo, as usual, forgot everything else in the fiercer pleasure of berating her spouse.

Gabord, still muttering, turned to us again, and began to berate the soldiers for their laziness.

A thousand times I berated myself for being drawn into such a trap as I might have known these pits easily could be.

Word Forms

• berates
• berating
• berated

Synonyms for berate

Depending on context, synonyms include rebuke, reprimand, chide, scold, check, remonstrate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lambaste, chide, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, remonstrate.

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