upbraid

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The Word of the Day for September 9 is:

upbraid   \up-BRAYD\   verb 
     1 : to criticize severely : find fault with 
    *2 : to reproach severely : scold vehemently 

Example sentence: 
     After being late to class for the third time in a week, Marshall was 
upbraided by his teacher and given detention.

Did you know? 
     "Upbraid," "scold," and "berate" all mean to reproach angrily, but with 
slight differences in emphasis. "Scold" usually implies rebuking in irritation 
or ill temper, either justly or unjustly. "Upbraid" tends to suggest censuring 
on definite and usually justifiable grounds, while "berate" implies scolding 
that is prolonged and even abusive. If you're looking for a more colorful term 
for telling someone off, try "tongue-lash," "bawl out," "chew out," or "wig" -- 
all of which are fairly close synonyms of "berate." Among these synonyms, 
"upbraid" is the senior member in English, dating from the 12th century. 
"Upbraid" derives via Middle English from the Old English "upbregdan," believed 
to be formed from a prefix meaning "up" and the verb "bregdan," meaning "to 
snatch" or "to move suddenly."






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