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Rebuke vs Remord - What's the difference?

rebuke | remord |

As verbs the difference between rebuke and remord

is that rebuke is to criticise harshly; to reprove while remord is (obsolete|intransitive) to feel remorse.

As a noun rebuke

is a harsh criticism.

rebuke

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A harsh criticism.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, 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)
  • To criticise harshly; to reprove.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    remord

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To feel remorse.
  • (obsolete) To excite to remorse; to rebuke.
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