censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering the stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; "check" is archaic
an expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
rebuke formally
an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
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"
