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Definition of “rebuke

rebuke (rɪˈbjuːkPronunciation for rebuke

Definitions

verb

  1. (tr) to scold or reprimand (someone)

noun

  1. a reprimand or scolding

Alternative Forms

reˈbukable adjective reˈbuker noun

Word Origin

C14: from Old Norman French rebuker , from re- + Old French buchier  to hack down, from busche log, of Germanic origin

Usage examples

  • The rebuke was tempered by the sudden smile which lightened his face.
    Appiganesi, Lisa, Dreams of Innocence (1994)
  • -- joginder singh, cbi director, following a rebuke by the Supreme Court It was an unusually warm August.
    India Today (1996)
  • Why, his rebuke of the Malaysian leader consisted of warmly shaking his hand.
    Toronto Sun (2003)
  • In return for avoiding the rebuke , Germany promised to work to eliminate its budget deficit by 2004 in spite of the global slowdown.
    Times, Sunday Times (2002)
  • We might, though, echo the caution expressed by Charles Tilly in his mild rebuke to Weber's thesis.
    Ogden, Philip E & White, Paul E (eds.), Migrants in Modern France: Population Mobility in the Later Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (1989)

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