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- Dictionaryupbraid/ˌʌpˈbreɪd/
verb
- 1. find fault with (someone); scold: "he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance"
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to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it: In newspaper articles she consistently upbraided those in authority who overstepped their limits. Synonyms. reprimand formal. reproach. tick someone off (SPEAK SEVERELY) UK informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of UPBRAID is to criticize severely : find fault with. How to use upbraid in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Upbraid.
When you upbraid people, you scold them, tell them off, and criticize them. (You could, however, upbraid your stylist after a bad haircut.) The word upbraid comes from the Old English word upbregdan, which literally means "bring up quickly."
to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it: In newspaper articles she consistently upbraided those in authority who overstepped their limits. Synonyms. reprimand formal. reproach. tick someone off (SPEAK SEVERELY) UK informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Upbraid definition: to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. See examples of UPBRAID used in a sentence.
1. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. 2. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up -, braid] up•braid′er, n. syn: See reprimand.
If you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it.
Definition of upbraid verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Upbraid definition: to find fault with or reproach severely; censure. See examples of UPBRAID used in a sentence.
upbraid. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English up‧braid /ʌpˈbreɪd/ verb [ transitive] formal to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus upbraid • I was in no mood to be upbraided about my stupidity.
