beration
/bəˈɹeɪʃən/
beration noun: beratement: the act of berating.
Noun
beration (uncountable)
- Beratement: the act of berating.
- However, this self-beration had little effect on her eyes as, with a will of their own, they touched on the curve of his lips.1983, Lynsey Stevens, Forbidden Wine, Harlequin Books, →ISBN, page 8
- Seems that there are two Lisa's out there... Lisa 1, Please acknowledge. This is Lisa G. We'll have to keep ourselves straight. I'm not involved in the beration or phone sex thing.1992 February 12, Lisa J. Gilmore, “Re: Oh, you sweet thing”, in bit.listserv.words-l (Usenet)
Examples of beration in a sentence
- There are a few things that I have always found helpful when I am reflecting upon where I am, without it degenerating into a futile exercise in narcissistic navel-gazing or self-beration.1999, Farid Esack, On Being a Muslim: Finding a Religious Path in the World Today, Oneworld, →ISBN, page 53:
- now before the mass beration for slating a religion could I just say, 'who the f...'s Jesus?'2000 November 14, Al, “Re: first concert [ot] but who cares”, in alt.music.savage-garden (Usenet):
Origin of beration
From berate + -ion, as if it were a Latinate verb.
Words formed from beration
Words that rhyme with beration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about beration
- What does beration mean?
- Beration means beratement: the act of berating.
- How do you use beration in a sentence?
- There are a few things that I have always found helpful when I am reflecting upon where I am, without it degenerating into a futile exercise in narcissistic navel-gazing or self-beration.
- What part of speech is beration?
- Beration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce beration?
- Beration is pronounced /bəˈɹeɪʃən/.
Words near beration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: beration (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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