rebuke
Use Rebuke in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
noun
2.
sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English rebuken (v.) < Anglo-French rebuker (Old French rebuchier) to beat back, equivalent to re- re- + bucher to beat, strike < Germanic
1275–1325; Middle English rebuken (v.) < Anglo-French rebuker (Old French rebuchier) to beat back, equivalent to re- re- + bucher to beat, strike < Germanic
Related forms
re·buk·a·ble, adjective
re·buk·er, noun
re·buk·ing·ly, adverb
un·re·buk·a·ble, adjective
un·re·buked, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to scold or reprimand (someone) |
| —n | |
| 2. | a reprimand or scolding |
| [C14: from Old Norman French rebuker, from | |
| re'bukable | |
| —adj | |
| re'buker | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rebuke
early 14c., from Anglo-Fr. rebuker "to repel, beat back," O.Fr. rebuchier, from re- "back" + buschier "to strike, chop wood," from busche (Fr. bûche) "wood," from P.Gmc. *busk- (see bush). The noun is first attested early 15c.
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Example sentences
We may blame the students, castigate them as lazy or lacking commitment, and even rebuke the students.
And last night, the president's announcement of an escalation is a total rebuke of your confident pronouncement.
It was a stern but even rebuke, a teaching moment that likely occurs on hundreds of campuses daily.
There could be no clearer rebuke of tyranny, nor a stronger affirmation of freedom.
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