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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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up·braid·er, noun
un·up·braid·ed, adjective
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- It is our duty as citizens to upbraid those who perpetrate these offenses.
- He couldn't chide patients for wasting his time, or upbraid them for being dishonest.
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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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