| berate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. 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 | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| ~ brush down, tell off | reprimand.; "She told the misbehaving student off" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| reprimand | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | an act or expression of criticism and censure.; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" |
| ~ riot act | a vigorous reprimand.; "I read him the riot act" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| ~ chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing | rebuking a person harshly. |
| ~ what for | a strong reprimand. |
| ~ bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, upbraiding, earful, going-over | a severe scolding. |
| ~ berating, blowing up | a severe rebuke.; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" |
| ~ reproach | a mild rebuke or criticism.; "words of reproach" |
| ~ talking to, lecture, speech | a lengthy rebuke.; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" |
| ~ chastening, chastisement, correction | a rebuke for making a mistake. |
| ~ admonishment, monition, admonition | a firm rebuke. |
| v. (communication) | 2. censure, criminate, reprimand | rebuke formally. |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ animadvert | express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark. |
| scold | | |
| n. (person) | 1. common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault. |
| ~ disagreeable person, unpleasant person | a person who is not pleasant or agreeable. |
| ~ harridan | a scolding (even vicious) old woman. |
| v. (communication) | 2. grouch, grumble, scold | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| scold | | |
| chasten | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| ~ flame | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium.; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" |
| ~ bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| v. (change) | 2. chasten, moderate, temper | restrain. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 3. chasten, subdue, tame | correct by punishment or discipline. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| scold | | |
| take to task | | |
| saba | | |
| n. (location) | 1. saba | a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano. |
| ~ netherlands antilles | a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands. |
| ~ island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. |
| saba | | |
| noisy | | |
| adj. | 1. noisy | full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds.; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" |
| ~ cacophonic, cacophonous | having an unpleasant sound.; "as cacophonous as a henyard" |
| ~ loud | characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity.; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" |
| ~ clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous, blatant | conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" |
| ~ abuzz, buzzing | noisy like the sound of a bee.; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal" |
| ~ clanging, clangorous | having a loud resonant metallic sound.; "the clangorous locomotive works"; "a clanging gong" |
| ~ clanking | having a hard nonresonant metallic sound.; "clanking chains"; "the clanking arms of the soldiers near him" |
| ~ clattery | a rattling sound as of hard things striking together.; "a clattery typewriter"; "the clattery sound of dishes" |
| ~ screaky, creaky | having a rasping or grating sound.; "creaky stairs" |
| ~ rackety, rip-roaring, uproarious | uncontrollably noisy. |
| ~ reedy, wheezy | having a tone of a reed instrument. |
| ~ stertorous | of breathing having a heavy snoring sound. |
| ~ swishy | resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle.; "swishing windshield wipers"; "a swishy skirt" |
| ~ thundering | sounding like thunder.; "the thundering herd" |
| ~ whirring | like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings. |
| adj. | 2. noisy | attracting attention by showiness or bright colors.; "a noisy sweater" |
| ~ colourful, colorful | striking in variety and interest.; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language" |
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