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Rebuke Means Scolded Rɪ'Bjuːk V.指责;非难 Teacher Rebuked Student

Front rebuke
Pron [rɪ'bjuːk]
Back 【rebuke】
v.指责;非难
The teacher rebuked the student for throwing the examination paper on the floor.
老师指责学生把试纸丢在地上。
Vocab
rebukean act or expression of criticism and censure

If you receive a rebuke, it means that you have been reprimanded, or scolded. You're sure to get a rebuke if you forget to do your math homework four days in a row.

The word rebuke can be a verb, meaning to sternly reprimand or scold, but it can also be a noun, because a rebuke is the result of being scolded. The root comes from the Old French rebuchier and means "to hack down," or "beat back." A rebuke, then, is meant to be critical and to chide — in today's terms, a rebuke is verbal smack-down!

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