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Word: Rebuke
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘force back, repress’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French rebuker, from re- ‘back, down’ + bukier ‘to beat’ (originally ‘cut down wood’, from Old French busche ‘log’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈbjuːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions
Short Definition:express sharp disapproval or criticism
Examples:- she had rebuked him for drinking too much
- the judge publicly rebuked the jury
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