bawling-out

NOUN

dressing-down

Synonyms

WEAK

castigation chiding lambasting reprimand reproach tongue-lashing upbraiding

NOUN

rebuke

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonition censure condemnation disapproval punishment rebuff reproach snub

STRONG

admonishment affliction berating blame castigation chiding comeuppance correction earful expostulation going-over lecture lesson objurgation ostracism put down rap rating refusal remonstrance reprehension reproof reproval repulse row scolding tongue-lashing upbraiding

WEAK

chewing-out dressing-down hard time kick in the teeth slap in the face talking-to telling-off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approval encouragement endorsement exoneration praise sanction

STRONG

commendation flattery

WEAK

compliment

NOUN

reprimand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonition censure rebuke

STRONG

admonishment blame castigation chiding grooming lecture ragging rap reprehension reproof scolding tongue-lashing

WEAK

calling down dressing-down hard time piece of one's mind slap on wrist talking-to telling-off what for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment praise

STRONG

commendation

WEAK

forgiveness reward

NOUN

tongue-lashing

Synonyms

STRONG

berating castigation chiding diatribe objurgation scolding upbraiding

WEAK

dressing-down talking-to

Antonyms

STRONG

praise

Example Sentences

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But I didn't wait to answer none of them; for I realized, also, that it was almost five o'clock, and I was supposed to report at Headquarters for a bawling-out at that time.

From Believe You Me! by Putnam, Nina Wilcox

Sylvester Hudson was coming down the passage and she was in no mind to miss the "bawling-out" of Dickie which this visit must portend.

From Hidden Creek by Burt, Katharine Newlin

It was intended as a poultice to be applied after the "bawling-out," and she could not very well take it to him herself.

From Hidden Creek by Burt, Katharine Newlin

bawling-out

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