Definition of "upbraid" []

• To reprove sharply; reproach. See Synonyms at scold. (verb-transitive)

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• "Let critic folk the poet's use of vulgar slang upbraid,"
• "Politicians and economists report that European counterparts who formerly criticised them for being too hard on the euro now upbraid them for being too soft."
• "I roll in and she fails to introduce me, so I take her aside and upbraid her for this transgression."