Berate vs. Rebuke — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Berate and Rebuke
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Berate
To rebuke or scold angrily and at length.
Rebuke
In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition.
Berate
(transitive) to chide or scold vehemently
What society tells people, that they could "do whatever they want" to dissidents, and yet berates anyone for treating them well?
Rebuke
To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
Berate
To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.
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Rebuke
To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example)
"a series of sweeping decisions that rebuked the investigators' presumptions" (Donald A. Ritchie).
Berate
Censure severely or angrily;
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
Rebuke
(Obsolete) To check or repress.
Rebuke
An expression of strong disapproval.
Rebuke
(of a person) A harsh criticism.
Rebuke
(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
Rebuke
To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered,Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared.
Rebuke
A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.
For thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
Why bear you these rebukes and answer not?
Rebuke
Check; rebuff.
Rebuke
An act or expression of criticism and censure;
He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Rebuke
Censure severely or angrily;
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
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