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Dressing down

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sustained rebuke or censure.

    "He received a severe dressing down from the head teacher."

  2. 2
    a severe scolding wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dress down form-of, gerund, participle, present

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