Word of the Day:
berate
What It Means
To chide or scold vehemently.
What society tells people that they can “do whatever they want” to dissidents, and yet berates anyone for treating them well?
Berate in Context
“Gabord, still muttering, turned to us again, and began to berate the soldiers for their laziness.”
Did You Know?
From be- + rate (“to scold, upbraid”).
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