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What is another word for calls down?

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To earnestly appeal, imprecate or invite

To reprimand (someone) severely

To cause, generate, or instigate a specific situation, often resulting in negative consequences

To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous

Verb

▲

To earnestly appeal, imprecate or invite

“I call down upon you, with all sincerity, to have faith in yourself and pursue your dreams.”

Verb

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To reprimand (someone) severely

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

gives someone a dressing-down

reprehends

gives a talking-to

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a roasting

gives someone an earful

gives someone a rollicking

raps over the knuckles

gives someone what for

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a rating

raps

pulls up

gives someone hell

gives someone a bollocking

wigs

bollocks

gives someone a caning

gives someone some stick

blows up

condemns

blames

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

slaps someone's wrist

pummels^US

takes to the woodshed

checks

gives a piece of one's mind

bags

jumps down one's throat

belabours^UK

belabors^US

bites someone's head off

has someone on the carpet

sends someone away with a flea in his

moralizes^US

moralises^UK

raps someone the knuckles

gives someone a carpeting

criticizes hatefully

slangs

criticizea strongly

metes out punishment to

snaps someone's head off

carps on

gives a tongue-lashing

takes apart

raps across the knuckles

jumps down someone's throat

comes down on like a ton of bricks

brings into disrepute

vilipends

calumniates

demonises^UK

sullies the reputation of

contemns

spreads lies about

conducts a smear campaign against

speaks ill of

does a hatchet job on

drags through the mud

dumps on

stigmatizes^US

blackens the name of

demonizes^US

stigmatises^UK

jinxes

impugns

blackens the reputation of

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

expresses disapproval of

minimizes^US

kicks up a stink about

animadverts

hold cheap

minimises^UK

thunders

gives something a battering

kicks up a fuss about

takes a stand against

trivializes^US

trivialises^UK

passes strictures upon

complains vociferously about

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

expresses a poor opinion of

lodges a protest against

expresses disagreement with

disagrees violently with

makes a protest against

laughs at

laughs off

makes a stand against

puts up a fight against

gives someone bondi

holds responsible

complains bitterly about

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

expresses strong disapproval of

holds someone to blame

expresses disapprobation

sticks it to

expresses disapprobation of

takes great exception to

expresses objections

minds

expresses objections to

lodges a protest

expresses disapproval

expresses disagreement

baulks^UK

balks^US

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Verb

▲

To cause, generate, or instigate a specific situation, often resulting in negative consequences

“He knew that his impulsive behavior would call down a storm of criticism from his boss.”

Verb

▲

To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous

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