- to reprove or reproach angrily
- to find fault with
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
up•braid /ʌpˈbreɪd/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to find fault with or scold severely;
censure:upbraided them for their poor grades.
up•braid
(up brād′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
up•braid′er, n.
- to find fault with or reproach severely;
censure:The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice. - (of things) to bring reproach on;
serve as a reproach to.
v.i.
- [Archaic.]to utter reproaches.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up-, braid
- 1. reprove, blame. See reprimand.
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upbraid /ʌpˈbreɪd/ vb (transitive)
'upbraid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crook
- admonish
- chide
- flay
- objurgate
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reproach
- re-prove
- row
- taunt
- twit
- unupbraided
- unupbraiding
- upbraiding
- self-upbraiding