The meaning of UPBRAID is to criticize severely : find fault with. How to use upbraid in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Upbraid.

UPBRAID definition: 1. to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize…. Learn more.

UPBRAID meaning: 1. to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize…. Learn more.

Some common synonyms of upbraid are berate, rail, revile, scold, and vituperate. While all these words mean "to reproach angrily and abusively," upbraid implies censuring on definite and …

When you upbraid people, you scold them, tell them off, and criticize them. (You could, however, upbraid your stylist after a bad haircut.) The word upbraid comes from the Old English word …

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UPBRAID definition: to reprove or reproach angrily | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

1. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. 2. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up …