Results for rebuke
Definitions of rebuke:
part of speech: verb transitive
To check with reproof: to chide or reprove: ( B.) to chasten.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: noun
A sharp reproof; chiding; reprimand.
part of speech: verb
To reprove or reprimand for a fault; to check by reproof; in Scrip., to afflict for correction.
part of speech: noun
A reproof or reprimand for faults; a chiding into silence; in Scrip., chastisement; affliction for correction.
part of speech: noun
Direct reproof: reprimand: ( B.) chastisement: reproach: persecution.
Usage examples for rebuke:
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Nares made no attempt to rebuke him.
"Long Odds", Harold Bindloss -
Then- as though in rebuke of her folly- at midday came a messenger, a boy on a bicycle, with a letter.
"Harvest", Mrs. Humphry Ward -
And mind, I do not rebuke your spirit; I only ask you to learn discretion.
"Cardigan", Robert W. Chambers -
" That is my husband's name," she replied, with a touch of rebuke and pride.
"By Wit of Woman", Arthur W. Marchmont