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What (who) is upbraid - definition
upbraid
¦ verb scold or reproach.
Origin
OE upbredan 'allege as a basis for censure', based on braid in the obs. sense 'brandish'.
upbraid
v. (D; tr.) to upbraid for (they upbraided him for his sloppy work)
upbraid
v. a.
Reproach, reprove, blame, chide, condemn, twit, taunt, find fault with.
Examples of use of upbraid
1. How can democracies upbraid China, Syria, Iran or Zimbabwe if "our" unacceptable human rights abuses are unchecked.
2. Gerges, noting that Secretary Rice did not publicly upbraid the Egyptian government for putting off local elections for two years.
3. At one point, he overheard a visiting US officer upbraid an Iraqi counterpart for the indiscriminate nature of the arrests.
4. Several readers upbraid us for failing to print the silliest molecule of all, namely C4H4AsH, or arsole.
5. More bearded men appeared from nowhere to upbraid the group, while some outraged passersby stopped to defend the mostly young men and women.