rebuke
/ɹiˈbjuːk/
rebuke noun: a harsh criticism.
Noun
rebuke (plural rebukes)
- A harsh criticism.
- There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.2012 July 15, Richard Williams, “Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track”, in Guardian Unlimited, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2022
- U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican's No. 2 official, following a remarkable papal rebuke of the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants and Vance’s theological justification of it.2025 April 19, Nicole Winfield, “JD Vance visits the Vatican for Easter after papal rebuke over Trump's migrant crackdown”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2025
- Synonyms:
- reproach, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand, admonition
Verb
rebuke (third-person singular simple present rebukes, present participle rebuking, simple past and past participle rebuked)
- To criticise harshly; to reprove.
- O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.2011, Biblica, Holy Bible: New International Version, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, 6:(please specify the verse(s))
- When Morrison mulls the pluses and minuses associated with rebuking Kelly for undermining the government’s public health messaging, the prime minister faces a genuine substantive dilemma, and that goes to the risks of amplification.2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, “Scott Morrison must heed the lesson of Donald Trump and slap down Craig Kelly”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2021
rebuke meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rebuke in Hindi
- rebuke, scolding
- निंदा nindā
- to rebuke, to scold
- सुनाना sunānā
rebuke in Tamil
- harsh criticism
- இடித்துரை iṭitturai
- to criticise harshly; to reprove
- அதட்டு ataṭṭu, திட்டு tiṭṭu, கண்டி kaṇṭi
rebuke in Marathi
- to rebuke, to scold, tell off
- ऐकवणे aikavṇe
rebuke in Urdu
- چشم نمائی, ڈانٹ, ڈپٹ, عتاب, گوشمالی, جھڑکی
More languagesFewer languages
- rebuke in Bengali
- একটি কঠোর সমালোচনা, তিরস্কার
- rebuke in Telugu
- గద్దించు gaddiñcu
- rebuke in Malayalam
- വിമർശനം, ശാസന, വിമർശിക്കുക, ശാസിക്കുക
- rebuke in Kannada
- ಜರಿ, ಜರೆ, ತೆಗಳು, ಹಳಿ
- rebuke in Punjabi
- ਝਾੜਨਾ jhāṛnā
- rebuke in Gujarati
- ઓળંભો olambho
- rebuke in Odia
- ଧିକାର dhikāra, ପରା parā, ବୋଲିବା bolibā
- rebuke in Nepali
- गाली gālī, गाली गर्नु gālī garnu
- rebuke in Indonesian
- menegur, mengganjar, bentur, berbenturan
- rebuke in Persian
- سرکوفت sarkuft, عتاب 'etâb, سرکوفت زدن sarkuft zadan
- rebuke in Myanmar
- ဆူ hcu
Examples of rebuke in a sentence
- The remark earned me a stern rebuke.
- Of course, Dahal was rebuking his political rivals and not directly discriminating against Dalits.
- Thersites , a chronic complainer, scolds Agamemnon for miscommand, and is rebuked and beaten by Odysseus.
Synonyms of rebuke
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Forms of rebuke
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rebukes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rebukes |
| present participle | rebuking |
| past participle | rebuked |
| past | rebuked |
Origin of rebuke
From Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker (“to beat back, repel”), from re- + Old French *buker, buchier, buschier (“to strike, hack down, chop”), from busche (“wood”), from Vulgar Latin *busca (“wood, grove”), from Frankish *busk (“grove”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush”); equivalent to re- + bush.
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Questions about rebuke
- What does rebuke mean?
- Rebuke means a harsh criticism.
- What is rebuke in Hindi?
- Rebuke in Hindi is निंदा (nindā), सुनाना (sunānā). See Rebuke meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rebuke?
- Rebuke can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce rebuke?
- Rebuke is pronounced /ɹiˈbjuːk/.
- What is the plural of rebuke?
- The plural of rebuke is rebukes.
Words near rebuke in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rebuke (page history and authors); निंदा (Hindi) (page history and authors); ऐकवणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); rebuke (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rebuke (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గద్దించు (Telugu) (page history and authors); rebuke (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rebuke (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਝਾੜਨਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ઓળંભો (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ଧିକାର (Odia) (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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