Call down
Call down verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: I was called down by my supervisor for not catching the accounting error sooner
Remonstrate is a synonym for call down. In some cases you can use "Remonstrate" instead a verb "Call down".
Remonstrate
Remonstrate verb - Censure severely or angrily.
Nearby Words: remonstrance, remonstrant, remonstrating
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lambaste and call down
- lambaste and remonstrate
- lecture and call down
- lecture and remonstrate
- chide and call down
- chide and remonstrate
- rebuke and call down
- rebuke and remonstrate
- censure and call down
- censure and remonstrate
- berate and call down
- berate and remonstrate
- scold and call down
- scold and remonstrate
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