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What is another word for berates?

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To chide or scold vehemently

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

To criticize or express strong disapproval of

To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way

To (verbally) attack repeatedly

To say something quickly and irritably

To have a quarrel or argument with someone

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To chide or scold vehemently

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a caning

gives someone a wigging

gives someone some stick

takes to the woodshed

criticizes hatefully

gives someone a mouthful

raps over the knuckles

tears a strip off

gives a talking-to

gives someone a carpeting

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone hell

puts on the mat

tears off a strip

gives someone a rating

gives someone what for

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

slaps someone's wrist

pummels^US

belabors^US

belabours^UK

gives a piece of one's mind

jumps down one's throat

gives someone a bad press

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

brings into disrepute

blackens the reputation of

sullies the reputation of

drags through the mud

thunders

rages

conducts a smear campaign against

minimizes^US

does a hatchet job on

minimises^UK

bites someone's head off

tells a thing or two

has someone on the carpet

expresses disapproval of

jumps down someone's throat

kicks up a stink about

climbs all over

goes after

kicks up a fuss about

satirizes^US

moralises^UK

moralizes^US

satirises^UK

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

passes strictures upon

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

metes out punishment to

makes an example of

severely reprimands

raps across the knuckles

delivers a tirade to

persecutes

oppresses

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

diminishes

throws the book at

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives something a bad press

drags over the coals

raps someone the knuckles

sends someone away with a flea in his

gives something a battering

gives a tongue-lashing

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

takes a stand against

raises objections to

kicks against

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

complains about

disagrees violently with

declaims against

makes a stand against

makes a fuss about

takes great exception to

puts up a fight against

makes a protest against

remonstrates about

complains bitterly about

penalizes^US

penalises^UK

holds someone to blame

holds accountable

holds responsible

expresses disapprobation

sticks it to

expresses disapprobation of

thinks badly of

takes disciplinary action against

gives someone a ticking-off

gives an injunction to

brings charges against

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

expresses a poor opinion of

expresses disagreement

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“The old-school way of hating rubes asks us to berate them into giving up their identity out of shame and disgust.”

Verb

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To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

belabours^UK

belabors^US

gives someone a dressing-down

Verb

To criticize or express strong disapproval of

Verb

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To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

breathes down someone's neck

busts someone's balls

tantalizes^US

rubs up the wrong way

tantalises^UK

drives round the bend

makes somebody's hackles rise

drives you up the wall

antagonizes^US

drives to distraction

gives someone the hump

antagonises^UK

makes your blood boil

makes someone see red

drives round the twist

fires up

asks for it

puts your back up

gives someone the pip

hits where one lives

rubs the wrong way

raises your hackles

ruffles one's feathers

gets across

gets up someone's nose

puts someone's nose out of joint

rattles someone's cage

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To (verbally) attack repeatedly

tyrannises^UK

tyrannizes^US

Verb

To say something quickly and irritably

Verb

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To have a quarrel or argument with someone

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