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- [ri-byook]
- /rɪˈbyuk/
- /rɪˈbjuːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-byook]
- /rɪˈbyuk/
Definitions of rebuke word
- verb with object rebuke to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand. 1
- noun rebuke sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand. 1
- noun rebuke criticism, scolding 1
- transitive verb rebuke criticise 1
- verb rebuke If you rebuke someone, you speak severely to them because they have said or done something that you do not approve of. 0
- verb rebuke Rebuke is also a noun. 0
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Origin of rebuke
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English rebuken (v.) < Anglo-French rebuker (Old French rebuchier) to beat back, equivalent to re- re- + bucher to beat, strike < Germanic
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Parts of speech for Rebuke
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rebuke popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rebuke
verb rebuke
- admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- beat off — to drive back; repel
- berate — If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
- blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
noun rebuke
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- admonition — An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- go-by — a going by without notice; an intentional passing by; snub: to give one the go-by.
- goby — any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
Antonyms for rebuke
verb rebuke
- commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- gold star — a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.
- hand it to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
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