OBJURGATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Rebuking a person harshly

Synonyms:

chiding; objurgation; scolding; tongue-lashing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "objurgation"):

wig; wigging (British slang for a scolding)

Derivation:

objurgate (censure severely)