Rebuke vs Scold - What's the difference?
rebuke | scold |
A harsh criticism.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
To criticise harshly; to reprove.
(obsolete) A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
To rebuke.
* 1813 , (Pride and Prejudice) , (Jane Austen)
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Scold is a synonym of rebuke.
As nouns the difference between rebuke and scold
is that rebuke is a harsh criticism while scold is a person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.As verbs the difference between rebuke and scold
is that rebuke is to criticise harshly; to reprove while scold is to rebuke.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 alsoscold
English
Alternative forms
* scould (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- A week elapsed before she could see Elizabeth without scolding her —
- Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I recollect she had very beautiful brown eyes.