BERATING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A severe rebuke

Example:

he deserved the berating that the coach gave him

Synonyms:

berating; blowing up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("berating" is a kind of...):

rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)

-ing form of the verb berate