rebuke
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Related Words
See reproach.
Other Word Forms
- rebukable adjective
- rebuker noun
- rebukingly adverb
- unrebukable adjective
- unrebuked adjective
Etymology
Origin of rebuke
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English rebuken (verb), from Anglo-French rebuker ( Old French rebuchier ) “to beat back,” equivalent to re- re- + bucher “to beat, strike,” from Germanic
Example Sentences
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At this point the reader may wonder why I should even bother to rebuke George Will; in his outmoded pomposity, he makes almost too easy a target.
From Salon
Consider the original Yule Logs, massive oak trunks that Vikings burned for the duration of the Midwinter solstice to rebuke the long darkness.
From Salon
Lawler took his scathing rebuke to the House floor, again calling it “idiotic.”
From Salon
At a time when the sort of inclusivity that’s at the core of Sundance’s mission is under ongoing attack, one could read this year’s program as a rebuke.
From Los Angeles Times
The joint Chinese patrol with Russia follows another tense incident on Saturday, when Japan said Chinese warplanes locked radar on Japanese military aircraft near Okinawa, drawing protests from Tokyo and a rebuke from the U.S.
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