to give a mild warning to a person or show disapproval
warn, strongly criticize
to punish (a person) severely with blows or by criticizing
criticize severely
to cause a person to be more sympathetic and understanding
correct, humiliate
to blame, criticize, punish etc (a person) severely
scold, discipline
to scold (a person); complain
criticize, lecture
to you say that (a person) is, or has done wrong or that (something) is wrong or unfit for use
blame, convict
to speak publicly against (a person)
condemn, attack
an old horse; to find fault with a person often
harass, bother
(one of) a series of horizontal or sloping bars or rods of a fence etc; a continuous line of such bars, laid on the ground for trains; to criticize a person angrily
criticize harshly
blame, denounce
blame, denounce
to express one's strong disapproval to (a person) of her or his behaviour
rebuke
to blame (a person) with angry words
find fault with