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- Dictionarybe·rate/bəˈrāt/
verb
- 1. scold or criticize (someone) angrily: "his mother came out and berated me for raising my voice"
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The meaning of BERATE is to scold or condemn vehemently and at length. How to use berate in a sentence. Berate and Rate Synonym Discussion of Berate.
to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone: As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators. Doctors are often berated for being poor communicators, particularly when they have to give patients bad news. Synonyms. chide formal. lambaste. lecture. rebuke formal. reprimand formal. scold old-fashioned.
When you berate someone, you do more than just raise your voice at them; berate implies putting someone down by insulting their character. This word comes from a 16th-century English and French root meaning "to scold or blame."
verb (used with object) , be·rat·ed, be·rat·ing. to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public. Synonyms: vilify, objurgate, vituperate, abuse. berate. / bɪˈreɪt / verb. tr to scold harshly.
If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone: As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators. Doctors are often berated for being poor communicators, particularly when they have to give patients bad news. Synonyms. chide formal. lambaste. lecture. rebuke formal. reprimand formal. scold old-fashioned.
Define berate. berate synonyms, berate pronunciation, berate translation, English dictionary definition of berate. tr.v. be·rat·ed , be·rat·ing , be·rates To rebuke or scold angrily and at length.
berate somebody/yourself to criticize or speak angrily to somebody because you do not approve of something they have done. She berated herself for losing her temper. The minister was berated by angry demonstrators as he left the meeting.
To rebuke or scold angrily and at length. American Heritage. To scold or rebuke severely. Webster's New World. To chide or scold vehemently. Wiktionary. Synonyms: chew-up. remonstrate. call down. dress down. lecture. take-to-task. reproof. trounce. rag. chew out. bawl out. rebuke. chide. scold. lambaste. Antonyms: compliment. hail.
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