chastise
verb
[ tʃaˈstʌɪz ]
• rebuke or reprimand severely.
• "he chastised his colleagues for their laziness"
Similar:
scold,
upbraid,
berate,
reprimand,
reprove,
rebuke,
admonish,
chide,
censure,
castigate,
lambast,
lecture,
criticize,
pull up,
take to task,
haul over the coals,
bring to book,
tell off,
give someone a telling-off,
dress down,
give someone a dressing-down,
bawl out,
blow up at,
give someone an earful,
give someone a caning,
give someone a roasting,
give someone a rocket,
give someone a rollicking,
slap someone's wrist,
rap over the knuckles,
throw the book at,
read someone the Riot Act,
let someone have it,
give someone hell,
carpet,
monster,
tear someone off a strip,
tick off,
have a go at,
give someone a mouthful,
give someone what for,
give someone some stick,
give someone a wigging,
chew out,
ream out,
trim,
rate,
give someone a rating,
chasten,
recompense,
visit,
reprehend,
objurgate,
bollock,
give someone a bollocking,
tear someone a new arsehole,
rip someone a new arsehole,
tear someone a new asshole,
rip someone a new asshole,
Origin:
Middle English: apparently formed irregularly from the obsolete verb chaste (see chasten).
