[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

upbraid \upbraid"\ u^pbr=ad", v. i. imp.  p. p.
   upbraided; p. pr.  vb. n. upbraiding. oe. upbreiden;
   as. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred
   icel. bregetha to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from,
   change, break off, upbraid. see up, and braid, v. t.
   1913 webster
   1. to charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to
      reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed
      by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.
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            and upbraided them with their unbelief. --mark xvi.
                                                  14.
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            vet do not
            upbraid us our distress.              --shak.
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   2. to reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.
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            then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of
            his mighty works were done.           --matt. xi. 20
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            how much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness
                                                  --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
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   3. to treat with contempt. obs. --spenser.
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   4. to object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; --
      with to before the person. obs. --bacon.
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   syn: to reproach; blame; censure; condemn.
        1913 webster
see also:
upbraided upbraiding up braid 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

upbraiding
     n : a severe scolding syn: castigation, earful, bawling
         out, chewing out, going-over, dressing down
see also:
castigation earful bawling out chewing out going-over dressing down 

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