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OBJURGATION
chiding, scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing
(noun) rebuking a person harshly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
objurgation (plural objurgations)
(rare) A strong rebuke; a strong scolding.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob`jur*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. objurgatio: cf.F.objurgation.]
Definition: The act of objurgating; reproof. While the good lady was bestowing this objurgation on Mr.Ben Allen. Dickens. With a strong objurgation of the elbow in his ribs. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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