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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌpˈbreɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌpˈbreɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(up brād′)

up•braid /ʌpˈbreɪd/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to find fault with or scold severely;
censure:upbraided them for their poor grades.

up•braid (up brād′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to find fault with or reproach severely;
censure:The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
(of things) to bring reproach on;
serve as a reproach to.

v.i.

[Archaic.]to utter reproaches.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up-, braid

up•braid′er, n.

reprimand.

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upbraid /ʌpˈbreɪd/ vb (transitive)

to reprove or reproach angrily
to find fault with

Etymology: Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide; see up, braidupˈbraider n upˈbraiding n

'upbraid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

crook - admonish - chide - flay - objurgate - rebuke - reprehend - reprimand - reproach - re-prove - row - taunt - twit - unupbraided - unupbraiding - upbraiding - self-upbraiding

Synonyms: reproach, scold, lecture, chide, admonish, more...

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