Associations to the word «Rebuke»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
REBUKE, noun. A harsh criticism.
REBUKE, verb. To criticise harshly; to reprove.
Dictionary definition
REBUKE, noun. An act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face".
REBUKE, 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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.