Berate
/bɪˈɹeɪt/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To chide or scold vehemently. transitive
"What society tells people that they can “do whatever they want” to dissidents, and yet berates anyone for treating them well?"
- 2 censure severely or angrily wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"If you berate me like that again, I will quit."
Etymology
From be- + rate (“to scold, upbraid”).