Main entry: reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, rebuke
Definition: an act or expression of criticism and censure
Usage: he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Main entry: censure, reprimand, criminate
Definition: rebuke formally
Main entry: call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, rag, rebuke, scold, dress down, take to task, trounce, have words, lambast, lambaste, lecture, jaw, berate, bawl out
Definition: censure severely or angrily
Usage: 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