Rebuke vs Acold - What's the difference?
rebuke | acold |
A harsh criticism.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
To criticise harshly; to reprove.
(obsolete) Of a person, feeling cold.
* c 1603–1606 : Shakespeare, King Lear , IV-i
As a noun rebuke
is a harsh criticism.As a verb rebuke
is to criticise harshly; to reprove.As an adjective acold is
(obsolete) of a person, feeling cold.rebuke
English
Noun
(en noun)Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.
Verb
(rebuk)Synonyms
* See alsoacold
English
Adjective
(-)- Poor Tom's acold .