Dictionary Entry
upbraid
upbraid is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.
- 2transitive verb
To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
- 3transitive verb
To treat with contempt.
- 4transitive verb
To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person.
- 5intransitive verb
To utter upbraidings.
- 6noun
The act of reproaching; contumely.
- 7verb
express criticism towards
"The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
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