objurgate
/'ɔbdʤə:geit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To reprimand or scold severely and harshly; to express strong disapproval or condemnation of someone's actions or behavior, often in an angry or vehement manner.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The principal objurgated the students for vandalizing school property.
- She felt compelled to objurgate her colleague for the unethical proposal.
Advanced Usage
- "to objurgate someone for something": This is the most common construction, specifying the reason for the severe reprimand.
- The coach objurgated the team for their lack of effort.
Variants and Related Words
- Objurgation (noun): The act of objurgating; a harsh rebuke.
- His speech was a fierce objurgation of corporate greed.
- Objurgatory (adjective): Conveying harsh criticism or rebuke.
- He used an objurgatory tone that left no room for argument.
Synonyms
- Berate: To scold or criticize angrily.
- Castigate: To reprimand severely.
- Chastise: To rebuke or reprimand severely.
- Censure: To express severe disapproval.
- Upbraid: To find fault with or reproach severely.
- Lambaste: To criticize harshly.
Antonyms
- Praise: To express warm approval or admiration.
- Commend: To praise formally or officially.
- Applaud: To show approval or praise by clapping or by expressed approval.
Related Phrases
- "to subject someone to objurgation": To cause someone to receive a severe scolding.
- The whistleblower was subjected to public objurgation by the company's supporters.
Verb
- censure severely
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- express strong disapproval of
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated