upbraid
/ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/ verb, noun
Forms upbraids upbraiding upbraided
- verb (transitive) To criticize severely.
- verb (transitive, archaic, followed by with or for, and formerly of before the object) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach
- verb (obsolete) To treat with contempt.
- verb (obsolete, followed by "to" before the object) To object or urge as a matter of reproach
- verb (archaic, intransitive) To utter upbraidings.
- verb (UK dialectal, Northern England, archaic) To vomit; retch.
- noun (obsolete) The act of reproaching; scorn; disdain.
Synonyms
exprobrate blame censure condemn reproach admonish animadvert bash bawl out tilt cannonade slash lash scorch blast berate berisp castigate charge chastise
Etymology
From Middle English upbreiden, from Old English upbreġdan, equivalent to up- + braid. Compare English umbraid (“to upbraid”), Icelandic bregða (“to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid”). See up, and braid (transitive).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; --followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.
- verb To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
- verb To utter upbraidings. Pope.
- noun The act of reproaching; contumely. [Obs.] " Foul upbraid." Spenser.
Etymology [OE. upbreiden; AS, upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. bregedha to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid. See Up, and Braid, v. t.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “upbraid”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details