Rebuke vs. Scold

Rebukenoun

A harsh criticism.

Rebukeverb

To criticise harshly; to reprove.

Rebukeverb

To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.

Rebukenoun

A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.

Rebukenoun

Check; rebuff.

Rebukenoun

an act or expression of criticism and censure;

Rebukeverb

censure severely or angrily;

Rebuke

In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition.

Scoldnoun

A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

Scoldverb

(ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.

Scoldverb

To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; - often with at; as, to scold at a servant.

Scoldverb

To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.

Scoldnoun

One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.

Scoldnoun

A scolding; a brawl.

Scoldnoun

someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Scoldverb

censure severely or angrily;

Scoldverb

show one's unhappiness or critical attitude;