Rebuke vs Scolding - What's the difference?
rebuke | scolding |
A harsh criticism.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
To criticise harshly; to reprove.
As nouns the difference between rebuke and scolding
is that rebuke is a harsh criticism while scolding is a succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child.As verbs the difference between rebuke and scolding
is that rebuke is to criticise harshly; to reprove while scolding is present participle of lang=en.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.