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      rebuke
      noun
      an act or expression of criticism and censure
      verb
      censure severely or angrily
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · back
      Synonyms for rebuke
      reprovalnreprehensionnreprimandnreproofnobjurgationnchidevscoldvobjurgatevberatevupbraidingncastigationnreproachnreprovevadmonishmentnreprehendvcensuren
      Words related to rebuke
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