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bawling out, berating, blowing up, brush down, castigate, chasten, chastening, chastise, chastize, chewing out, correct, correction, dressing down, earful, going-over, lecture, monition, objurgate, objurgation, riot act, speech, talking to, tell off, what for

admonishment, admonition, berating, blowing up, censure, chastening, chastisement, condemnable, correction, criminal, criminate, deplorable, lecture, monition, now now, preaching, rebukingly, reprehensible, reprimand, reproach, sermon, speech, talking to, unadmonished, unchastened, unrebuked, unreproved

criticise, criticize, pick apart, unfavorable judgment

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