reproval

rebuke reprimand

berating reproach upbraiding

dressing down talking-to

praise

admonition censure condemnation disapproval punishment rebuff reproach snub

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

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

approval encouragement endorsement exoneration praise sanction

commendation flattery

compliment