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up·braid·ing
/
ʌpˈbreɪ
dɪŋ
/
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[
uhp-
brey
-ding
]
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noun
1.
the act or words of a person who
upbraids
; severe reproof or censure:
an upbraiding from one's superiors.
adjective
2.
severely reproachful or reproving; censorious:
upbraiding remarks.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English;
see
upbraid
,
-ing
1
,
-ing
2
Related forms
up·braid·ing·ly,
adverb
self-up·braid·ing,
noun
un·up·braid·ing,
adjective
un·up·braid·ing·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
upbraid
(ʌpˈbreɪd)
—
vb
1.
to reprove or reproach angrily
2.
to find fault with
[Old English
upbregdan;
related to Danish
bebreide;
see
up
,
braid
]
up'braider
—
n
up'braiding
—
n
up'braidingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
upbraid
O.E. upbregdan "bring forth as a ground for censure," from up "up" + bregdan "move quickly, intertwine" (see
braid
). Cf. M.Swed. upbrygdha. Meaning "scold" is first attested late 13c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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