Beration

//bəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Beratement: the act of berating. nonstandard, rare, uncountable

    "However, this self-beration had little effect on her eyes as, with a will of their own, they touched on the curve of his lips."

Example

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"However, this self-beration had little effect on her eyes as, with a will of their own, they touched on the curve of his lips."

Etymology

From berate + -ion, as if it were a Latinate verb.

Related phrases

self-beration

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