berate
US: /bɪˈɹeɪt/
UK: /bɪɹˈeɪt/
UK: /bɪɹˈeɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
berate /bi'reit/
- ngoại động từ
- mắng mỏ, nhiếc móc
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
[VN] (formal) to criticize or speak angrily to sb because you do not approve of sth they have done: She berated herself for being a bad mother.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
scold, chide, rate, upbraid, revile, abuse, rail at, excoriate, castigate, objurgate; harangue:
In the square an ancient virago was berating a butcher.
Concise English dictionary
berates|berated|beratingbɪ'reɪt
verb
+censure severely or angrily