upbraiding

English

Verb

upbraiding

1. present participle and gerund of upbraid

Adjective

upbraiding (comparative more upbraiding, superlative most upbraiding)

1. Reproachful; chiding; censorious.

Derived terms

• upbraidingly

Noun

upbraiding (plural upbraidings)

1. An instance of severe criticism or rebuke.
   • 1798, Elizabeth Inchbald, Lovers' Vows, Act IV, Scene I:

     I wish to bring comfort and avoid upbraidings: for your own conscience will reproach you more than the voice of a preacher.

References

• “upbraiding”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.