objurgate

English Thesaurus

1. censure severely (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce,
definition	:	censure severely or angrily (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	flame,
definition	:	criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium (verb.communication)

2. express strong disapproval of (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	denounce,
definition	:	speak out against (verb.communication)

3. censure severely (verb.communication)

derivation	:	castigation, chastisement,
definition	:	verbal punishment (noun.act)

derivation	:	chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing,
definition	:	rebuking a person harshly (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraiding,
definition	:	a severe scolding (noun.communication)

derivation	:	chastening, chastisement, correction,
definition	:	a rebuke for making a mistake (noun.communication)

derivation	:	corrective, disciplinal, disciplinary,
definition	:	designed to promote discipline (adj.all)

4. express strong disapproval of (verb.communication)

derivation	:	reprobation,
definition	:	severe disapproval (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	condemnation, disapprobation,
definition	:	an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable (noun.communication)

derivation	:	excoriation,
definition	:	severe censure (noun.communication)

derivation	:	condemnation,
definition	:	the condition of being strongly disapproved of (noun.state)

derivation	:	condemnatory, condemning,
definition	:	containing or imposing condemnation or censure (adj.all)

5. censure severely (verb.communication)

derivation	:	castigation, chastisement,
definition	:	verbal punishment (noun.act)

derivation	:	chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing,
definition	:	rebuking a person harshly (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraiding,
definition	:	a severe scolding (noun.communication)

derivation	:	chastening, chastisement, correction,
definition	:	a rebuke for making a mistake (noun.communication)

derivation	:	corrective, disciplinal, disciplinary,
definition	:	designed to promote discipline (adj.all)

6. express strong disapproval of (verb.communication)

derivation	:	reprobation,
definition	:	severe disapproval (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	condemnation, disapprobation,
definition	:	an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable (noun.communication)

derivation	:	excoriation,
definition	:	severe censure (noun.communication)

derivation	:	condemnation,
definition	:	the condition of being strongly disapproved of (noun.state)

derivation	:	condemnatory, condemning,
definition	:	containing or imposing condemnation or censure (adj.all)