objurgation
objurgation noun: a strong rebuke or scolding.
Noun
objurgation (plural objurgations)
- A strong rebuke or scolding.
- Nevertheless, spite of this imperial objurgation, the short cloaks continued in fashion down to the time of which we treat, and particularly among the princes of the House of Anjou.1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter XIV, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst...
- The tipsy drivers dashed gallantly over the turf, amidst the admiration of foot-passengers, the ironical cheers of the little donkey-carriages and spring vans, and the loud objurgations of horse-and-chaise men, with whom the reckless post-boys came in contact.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 59, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
- Synonyms:
- berating, correption, rixation, browbeating, chiding, chockling, dirdum, down the banks, dressing down, going over
objurgation meaning in Tamil and Urdu
objurgation in Tamil
- கடிந்து கொள்ளுகை
objurgation in Urdu
- لعن, لعنت
Examples of objurgation in a sentence
- And what mean these outbursts and objurgations of his, you will ask; these suggestions, furtive, rhapsodical, mystical; this furibund allegro about Money, Mediums, and Bohemia; [...]1910 January 12, Ameen Rihani, “Subtranscendental”, in The Book of Khalid, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published October 1911...
- Wild man Murphy, said, "that the people of the 'Mormon' Church did not regard the objurgation of 'damn' as swearing, but only as common-place slang."1921, The Latter-Day Saints’ Millennial Star, volume 83, page 660:
Synonyms of objurgation
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Forms of objurgation
| plural | objurgations |
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Origin of objurgation
From Latin obiūrgō.
Questions about objurgation
- What does objurgation mean?
- Objurgation means a strong rebuke or scolding.
- What is objurgation in Tamil?
- Objurgation in Tamil is கடிந்து கொள்ளுகை. See Objurgation meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use objurgation in a sentence?
- And what mean these outbursts and objurgations of his, you will ask; these suggestions, furtive, rhapsodical, mystical; this furibund allegro about Money, Mediums, and Bohemia; [...]
- What part of speech is objurgation?
- Objurgation is a noun.
- What is the plural of objurgation?
- The plural of objurgation is objurgations.
Words near objurgation in the dictionary
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