REPROACH  

ADDRESS someone so as to BLAME him/her.
REPRIMANDREBUKEADMONISHCHASTISECHIDEUPBRAIDREPROVEREPROACHSCOLDBERATETAKE TO TASKLAMBASTEGIVE SOMEONE A PIECE OF ONE'S MINDRAKE/HAUL OVER THE COALSLECTURECRITICIZECENSUREINFORMAL COME DOWN ONGIVE SOMEONE A TALKING-TOTELL OFFDRESS DOWNGIVE SOMEONE A DRESSING-DOWNGIVE SOMEONE AN EARFULGIVE SOMEONE A ROASTINGRAP OVER THE KNUCKLESRAPSLAP SOMEONE'S WRISTBAWL OUTLAY INTOLACE INTOBLASTGIVE SOMEONE WHAT FORCHEW OUTREAM OUTFORMAL CASTIGATE
Hypernym
  • ADDRESSSPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT. 
    • SPEAKACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
See also
  • CONDEMNCRITICISE AND PUBLICLY DECLARE GUILTY of a CRIME AND ORDER TO BE PUNISHED FOR THAT CRIME.
    黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
    HUANG JINGUI 2006

    GOVERNMENT/LAW 25.

    彈，指對官吏的過錯抨擊、糾舉。

    劾，通過核查罪證以揭發。

    參，參核檢舉而求查辦，明代起多用。

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