as in reprimand
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as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job
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Recent Examples of berating
Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Cut to Alex, desperately tending to her dwindling fire while berating God for letting her experience love, only to rip it away from her.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ex-husband has apologized for berating three Muslim women in Georgia days after a video of the incident went viral.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
After berating Beijing for its restrictions, Washington is putting up the same barriers.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
Don’t compound your child’s guilt and discomfort by berating them for their scratching.
—Andy Collinson, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
But after a week of berating the national retailers, Berry Chantilly lovers forced Whole Foods to listen to their requests.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The actor makes the most of the material served to him on a silver platter, like berating Bart for his history of domestic violence or hallucinating his way through an infected gunshot wound.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Maron could be a reluctant subject, at times berating Feinartz off camera for relentlessly filming him over multiple years.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
After the report, an aide to Marte, Steven Wong, sent the journalist voice messages berating her with misogynistic slurs.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Cut to Alex, desperately tending to her dwindling fire while berating God for letting her experience love, only to rip it away from her.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ex-husband has apologized for berating three Muslim women in Georgia days after a video of the incident went viral.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
After berating Beijing for its restrictions, Washington is putting up the same barriers.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
Don’t compound your child’s guilt and discomfort by berating them for their scratching.
—Andy Collinson, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
But after a week of berating the national retailers, Berry Chantilly lovers forced Whole Foods to listen to their requests.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The actor makes the most of the material served to him on a silver platter, like berating Bart for his history of domestic violence or hallucinating his way through an infected gunshot wound.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Maron could be a reluctant subject, at times berating Feinartz off camera for relentlessly filming him over multiple years.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berating
Noun
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The rekindled romance with bad-influence Tori led to lots of wild nights and mistakes on the job, which got him a reprimand from his lieutenant, Kidd.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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Over the course of the season, Langdon develops a bond with newcomer resident Mel (Taylor Dearden) while clashing hard with new intern Dr. Santos (Isa Briones), a hotshot herself who bristles against Langdon’s stern reprimands for her mistakes and oversteps.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Still, her decision is a significant victory for Perkins Coie and a rebuke of the president.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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The president has called for the impeachment of judges who rule against him, which led to a rare rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Noun
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This statement represents quite the departure for a monetary authority that has greeted every flicker of economic trouble with lashings of cheap money.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The highly unreasonable lashing out with cuss words and nasty comments—verging on verbal abuse—highlights an unstable mind.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement China’s Foreign Ministry also issued a vehement reproof.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Dec. 2024
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So your best response is either to ignore the remark, which is a reproof in itself, or to make a joke of it.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
9 July 2024
Verb
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While most have become accustomed and perhaps even oblivious to McGregor’s online rants, openly criticizing a business partner is a little dicey.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The move came after White House staffers lobbed criticism at comments made by Ruffin that were critical of the Trump administration.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Now-former Chairman Drew Kromer faced criticism and calls for resignation over a staffer’s departure and allegations the party neglected African American voters.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Oilers fans booed the American national anthem, and one woman used a lull to shout an invective about Mr. Trump.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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That decision, highly unusual in Japan, earned her some support from politicians, but a tide of abuse and invective on social media from people dismissing her claims.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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Whitmer wages charm offensive against Trump as other Dems attack As much as Trump enjoys skewering his rivals, the president has lauded Whitmer on multiple occasions since returning to power.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The next year, several of them banded together to launch their own attack on the Ottoman empire.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Berating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berating. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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