Crossword clues for upbraid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Upbraid \Up*braid"\, v. i.
To utter upbraidings.
--Pope.
Upbraid \Up*braid"\, n.
The act of reproaching; contumely. [Obs.] `` Foul upbraid.''
--Spenser.
Upbraid \Up*braid"\ ([u^]p*br[=a]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Upbraided; p. pr. & vb. n. Upbraiding.] [OE. upbreiden; AS. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. breg[eth]a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid. See Up, and Braid, v. t.]
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To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.
And upbraided them with their unbelief.
--Mark xvi. 14.Vet do not Upbraid us our distress.
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To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done.
--Matt. xi. 20How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness!
--Sir P. Sidney. To treat with contempt. [Obs.]
--Spenser.-
To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person. [Obs.]
--Bacon.Syn: To reproach; blame; censure; condemn.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) The act of reproaching; contumely. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To criticize severely. 2 (context transitive archaic English) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; – followed by ''with'' or ''for'', and formerly ''of'', before the thing imputed. 3 (context obsolete English) To treat with contempt. 4 (context obsolete English) To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; – with ''to'' before the person. 5 (context archaic intransitive English) To utter upbraidings. 6 (context UK dialectal Northern England English) To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch.
WordNet
v. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior" [syn: reproach]
Usage examples of "upbraid".
I was in despair, and I addressed to myself the fiercest reproaches, upbraiding myself as the cause of the death of that adorable creature.
At this speech, in which my simplicity and good faith could easily be traced, she rose from her chair, and upbraided me with every insult which an outraged honest woman might hurl at the head of a bold libertine who has presumed too far.
He upbraided me for refusing to further the plan he had concocted, and which he thought I would accept with rapture if I loved him.
I guessed what had taken place, and, foreseeing all the evil consequences her visit might have for me, deeply annoyed and very anxious, I upbraided her for having taken refuge in my room, and entreated her to go away.
Kellian turned to upbraid her, there stood Sister Patricia Margaret Logue, holding Nit by the ear.
He repaired to France, and upbraided the ministry of Versailles for having made him the tool of their dissimulation.
By his intolerant adversaries he is upbraided for extending, even to themselves, the hope of salvation, for asserting the blackest heresy, that every man who believes in God, and accomplishes good works, may expect in the last day a favorable sentence.
Yes, I would that, less generous, he would oppress, He would chain me, upbraid me, burn deep brands for hate, Than with this mask of freedom and gorgeousness Bespangle my slavery, mock my strange fate.
Baal Burra would burrow, not without occasional result, if the upbraiding tongue was to be believed.
He went on to upbraid me as a flashy notionist and yet, even so, I was constrained to listen to him in silence.
She screams and cries continually, and upbraids her former husband, together with old Ponto, for keeping her from that heaven.
How have they longed to lift up the faded forms from their coffins, to re-animate them, and to have them again in their homes, that, by unwearied ministrations of tenderness, they might atone for the upbraiding past!
By his intolerant adversaries he is upbraided for extending, even to themselves, the hope of salvation, for asserting the blackest heresy, that every man who believes in God, and accomplishes good works, may expect in the last day a favorable sentence.
They were met by a group of red-fingered fellows who upbraided them fiendishly for permitting Doc to walk through their hands.
The part of the cruel tyrant elaborately upbraiding an escaped victim while he continues torturing those in his reach may be detestable, but Ivan plays it with truly Shaksperian breadth of imagination.