rebuke

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French rebuchier, “to repulse”. Of doubtful origin, maybe connected with French bouche, “mouth”.

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• IPA: /riˈbjuːk/
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rebuke (plural rebukes)

1. A harsh criticism.
   • Lord Lundy Who was too Freely Moved to Tears, and thereby ruined his Political Career. Hillair Belloc.

...Or if his father Lord Dunquerque

Said “Hi!” in a Commanding Tone,

“Hi, Lundy! Leave the cat alone!”

Lord Lundy, letting go its tail,

would raise a terrible wail

as his grandpa moved the Duke

to utter the severe rebuke:

“When I, sir, was a little boy,

an animal was not a toy!”

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to rebuke (third-person singular simple present rebukes, present participle rebuking, simple past and past participle rebuked)

1. To criticise harshly; to reprove.

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• See also Wikisaurus:reprehend

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