rebuke (
http://definr.com/rebuke)
n : an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to
take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn:
reproof,
reproval,
reprehension,
reprimand]
v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter
for bringing cold soup"; "check" is archaic [syn:
rag,
trounce,
reproof,
lecture,
reprimand,
jaw, {dress
down},
scold,
chide,
berate,
bawl out,
remonstrate,
chew out,
chew up,
have words,
lambaste,
lambast]