Associations to the word «Berate»

Wiktionary

BERATE, verb. (transitive) to chide or scold vehemently

Dictionary definition

BERATE, verb. 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".

Wise words

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus