unupbraided
verb (used with object)
1.
to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
2.
(of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to.
verb (used without object)
3.
Archaic. to utter reproaches.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to reprove or reproach angrily |
| 2. | to find fault with |
| [Old English upbregdan; related to Danish bebreide; see | |
| up'braider | |
| —n | |
| up'braiding | |
| —n | |
| up'braidingly | |
| —adv | |
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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.
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