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rebukement

US/ɹiˈbjuːk.mənt/

rebukement noun: harsh criticism.

Noun

rebukement (uncountable)

  1. harsh criticism
    • Such rebukement would feed frustration and resentment in Heinrici.1995, Richard Nolan Armstrong, Red Army Legacies: Essays on Forces, Capabilities, and Personalities https://books.google.ru/books?id=KEUhAQAAIAAJ&q=rebukement&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtlqa...
    • Least important are positive events and criticism/ rebukement.1997, A. J. J. M. Vingerhoets, Frans van Bussel, Jan Boelhouwer, The (Non)expression of Emotions in Health and Disease https://books.google.ru/books?id=ze1FAAAAYAAJ&q=rebukement&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa...

Examples of rebukement in a sentence

  • I held my breath and was waiting for his rebukement about proper manners at the table but, to my surprise, he held his knee and yelled, “You got me!”2002, Linda Gardner, III, Full Circle on the Mountain https://books.google.ru/books?id=21Q6AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0a...
  • I speak it softly as I sway and give way to her gentle or harsh caress or rebukement.2010, William Peters, The Light in the Window: Whisperings from the Soul https://books.google.ru/books?id=svK-nG94OPIC&pg=PA43&dq=rebukement...
  • Bob said to himself, in a tone characteristic of severe fear of rebukement and chastisement.2014, Lama Milkweed Augustine PhD, Casino Child: King of the Slot Machines https://books.google.ru/books?id=Js7GAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=rebukeme...

Origin of rebukement

Equivalent to rebuke (“to criticize severely”) + -ment (“the result of”). More at rebuke.

Questions about rebukement

What does rebukement mean?
Rebukement means harsh criticism.
How do you use rebukement in a sentence?
I held my breath and was waiting for his rebukement about proper manners at the table but, to my surprise, he held his knee and yelled, “You got me!”
What part of speech is rebukement?
Rebukement is a noun.
How do you pronounce rebukement?
Rebukement is pronounced /ɹiˈbjuːk.mənt/ (US).

Words near rebukement in the dictionary

  1. rebukeable
  2. rebuked
  3. rebukeful
  4. rebukefully
  5. rebukefulness
  6. rebukement
  7. rebuker
  8. rebukers
  9. rebukes
  10. rebukest
  11. rebuketh

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