admonition censure condemnation disapproval punishment rebuff reproach snub admonishment affliction berating blame castigation chiding comeuppance correction earful expostulation going-over lecture lesson objurgation ostracism put-down rap rating refusal remonstrance reprehension reproof reproval repulse row scolding tongue-lashing upbraiding bawling-out chewing-out dressing-down hard time kick in the teeth slap in the face talking-to telling-off