Associations to the word «Upbraid»

UPBRAID, noun. (obsolete) The act of reproaching; contumely.

UPBRAID, verb. (transitive) To criticize severely.

UPBRAID, verb. (transitive) (archaic) 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.

UPBRAID, verb. (obsolete) To treat with contempt.

UPBRAID, verb. (obsolete) To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; – with to before the person.

UPBRAID, verb. (archaic) (intransitive) To utter upbraidings.

UPBRAID, verb. (UK dialectal) (Northern England) To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch.

UPBRAID, verb. Express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior".