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 with and call down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Remonstrate with" instead a verb "Call down".
Remonstrate with
Remonstrate with verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Call down and remonstrate with are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Call down" instead a verb "Remonstrate with".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lambaste and call down
- lambaste and remonstrate with
- lecture and call down
- lecture and remonstrate with
- chastise and call down
- chastise and remonstrate with
- castigate and call down
- castigate and remonstrate with
- chide and call down
- chide and remonstrate with
- rebuke and call down
- rebuke and remonstrate with
- censure and call down
- censure and remonstrate with
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