What does rebuke mean in English?

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rebuke Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 to speak angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done:
- I was rebuked by my manager for being late.
- The Justice Department publicly rebuked him over a leaked memorandum.
1 the act of speaking angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done, or the things that someone says to show disapproval like this :
- He received a stern rebuke from the manager.
- Her statement drew a sharp rebuke from the Senator.
- Rebuke is the appropriate punishment in this case.
2 to criticize someone strongly because you disapprove of what the person has said or done:
- He was publicly rebuked for his involvement in the scandal.

She was rebuked sharply by her mother.
He rebuked my brother for having agitated me unnecessarily.
When I mildly rebuked your cousin for falling asleep, she acted like she had done the most horrible thing.
He suffered a stinging rebuke when shareholders withheld 45% of their votes for his re-election.
She issued a strong rebuke after last week's vote.
He remains angry that there was no warning or rebuke to the solicitor.
He ran inside to get his brother, whom the saint rebuked.
Failure by a low-ranking chimpanzee (or wolf or human) to exhibit submissive behavior in the presence of more dominant animals will earn rebuke.