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Definition of Rebuke

• (v. t.) To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
• (n.) A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.
• (n.) Check; rebuff.

Synonyms of Rebuke

• Reproof
• Reproval
• Reprehension
• Reprimand
• Call On The Carpet
• Take To Task
• Rag
• Trounce
• Reproof
• Lecture
• Reprimand
• Jaw
• Dress Down
• Call Down
• Scold
• Chide
• Berate
• Bawl Out
• Remonstrate
• Chew Out
• Chew Up
• Have Words
• Lambaste
• Lambast

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Homophones of Rebuke