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    up·braid
    /ˌəpˈbrād/

    verb

    • 1. find fault with (someone); scold: "he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance"

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  2. ChatGPT Rate this definition: 4.0 / 1 vote. upbraid. To upbraid means to strongly scold, criticize, or reprimand someone with harsh words due to their actions, behavior, or shortcomings. It involves expressing disapproval, reproach, or rebuke towards someone for their perceived faults or mistakes.

  3. The meaning of UPBRAID is to criticize severely : find fault with. How to use upbraid in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Upbraid.

  4. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast in the teeth; followed by with or for, before the thing imputed; as, to upbraid a man for his folly or his intemperance. Yet do not upbraid us with our distress.

  5. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast in the teeth; followed by with or for, before the thing imputed; as, to upbraid a man for his folly or his intemperance. Yet do not upbraid us with our distress.

  6. Define upbraid. upbraid synonyms, upbraid pronunciation, upbraid translation, English dictionary definition of upbraid. tr.v. up·braid·ed , up·braid·ing , up·braids To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold. up·braid′er n. up·braid′ing·ly adv. American Heritage®...

  7. UPBRAID definition: 1. to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize…. Learn more.

  8. Discover the meaning of Upbraid in the Bible. Study the definition of Upbraid with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.

  9. Upbraid definition: to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. See examples of UPBRAID used in a sentence.

  10. Synonyms for UPBRAID: scold, reprimand, lecture, criticize, blame, chastise, berate, admonish; Antonyms of UPBRAID: approve, endorse, indorse, sanction, praise, extol, laud, extoll.

  11. To practice using Upbraid in a sentence, try incorporating it into a scenario where someone is being scolded for a mistake or wrongdoing. In summary, to use Upbraid effectively in a sentence, ensure that the context calls for severe criticism or rebuke.

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