0 past simple and past participle of berate
1 to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone:
As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators.
Doctors are often berated for being poor communicators, particularly when they have to give patients bad news.
In particular, he has been berated for not forseeing the human consequences that would flow from the partition decision.
Inadequate infrastructure was berated universally as an impediment to commerce.
They have equally often been berated for indulging in politics.
He berated his opponents and asked why there was no reply from them.
I have often berated him about his lack of policy and vision.
Recently my bank manager even berated me for not borrowing.
She was a powerful advocate and berated us about regulations.
When those children identified themselves, they were made to stand in front of the class to be berated.
