tongue-lashing
rebuking a person harshly • Syn: chiding, scolding, objurgation • Derivationally related forms: objurgate (for: objurgation), scold (for: scolding), chide (for: chiding) • Hypernyms: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand • Hyponyms: wig, wigging
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