criticize/ reprimand

Philip T. (United States of America)
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  1. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  2. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  3. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  4. chasten
    censure severely
  5. objurgate
    censure severely
  6. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  7. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  8. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  9. lambaste
    censure severely or angrily
  10. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  11. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  12. jaw
    the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth
  13. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
  14. trounce
    beat severely with a whip or rod
Created on Mon Jul 28 23:35:24 EDT 2008

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