Definitions of rebuke

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

2.   A chiding; reprehension; chastisement.

3.   A reproof.

4.   Check; rebuff.

5.   REBUKER.

6.   an act or expression of criticism and censure; " he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

7.   To censure; chide; reprove sharply.

8.   To check with reproof: to chide or reprove: ( B.) to chasten.

9.   A sharp reproof.

10.   A reproof or reprimand for faults; a chiding into silence; in Scrip., chastisement; affliction for correction.

11.   To reprove or reprimand for a fault; to check by reproof; in Scrip., to afflict for correction.

12.   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.

13.   Direct reproof: reprimand: ( B.) chastisement: reproach: persecution.

14.   To chide; to reprove; to check; to chasten; to calm.

15.   censure severely or angrily; " The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; " The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; " The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; " check" is archaic

16.   A sharp reproof; chiding; reprimand.

17.   To reprove sharply; reprimand.

18.   To reprove; chide.

Antonyms for rebuke

approval, hymn, celebrate, Eulogium, panegyric, tribute, bless, acclamation, dithyramb, eulogy, extol, honor, approbation, citation, magnify, emblazon, endorsement, praise, applaud, encomium, tout, homage, paean, applause, salutation, accolade, commendation, resound, sanction, plaudit, accredit, exalt, crack-up, glorify, blessing.

Quotes of rebuke

1. It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer. – Aeschylus

2. Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well -deserved and honest rebuke – William Feather

3. Only let the North exert as much moral influence over the South, as the South has exerted demoralizing influence over the North, and slavery would die amid the flame of Christian remonstrance, and faithful rebuke and holy indignation. – Angelina Grimke

4. A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive. – Sydney J. Harris

5. So then, when I speak to you, I speak to myself. If I seem to warn or to rebuke you, it is not so much you, as myself, to whom the warning or the rebuke is addressed. – Joseph Barber Lightfoot

6. He had not yet learned that the only safe male rebuke to a scornful female is to stay away from her- especially if that is what she desires. – Booth Tarkington

Usage examples for rebuke

1. “ Rose came shyly back into the room, and she said, " Well, did you rebuke those bad bicyclers?" ” – Their Silver Wedding Journey by William Dean Howells

2. “ Carolina Langdon would not permit rebuke even from the man she cared for. ” – A Gentleman from Mississippi by Thomas A. Wise

3. “ Her little boy soon learned that her wishes counted for very little in the family, and she never ventured to rebuke him, no matter how seriously he might offend her or what naughty thing he might do. ” – Our Little Korean Cousin by H. Lee M. Pike

4. “ We are not called on to rebuke ” – What's Mine's Mine by George MacDonald

5. “ He who does this is entirely worthy of severe rebuke ” – Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine Benincasa

6. “ " But I dare say," she added, as though fearing lest her mild rebuke should have hurt my feelings,-" I dare say you are quite right." ” – Paul Patoff by F. Marion Crawford

7. “ There was a rebuke almost a threat, in the priest's tone which angered him. ” – A Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips Oppenheim

8. “ The good woman's want of faith, however, received a rebuke not many weeks later. ” – The Madman and the Pirate by R.M. Ballantyne

9. “ Since Menard's rebuke both the lad and the maid had shown a slight trace of resentment. ” – The Road to Frontenac by Samuel Merwin

10. “ She was ever flattering and gentle when she spoke to me, and in verse already I had told her of my love, and met with no rebuke ” – Ernest Maltravers, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

11. “ She rarely begins with rebuke ” – Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine Benincasa

12. “ At its worst, it was a boyish prank, demanding rebuke or even some mild punishment. ” – Cuba, Old and New by Albert Gardner Robinson

13. “ Is that meant for rebuke Lady Laura? ” – Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope

14. “ He sat in silence- a silence that at last became a rebuke ” – The Eagle's Heart by Hamlin Garland

15. “ Mrs. Roby took this rebuke good- humouredly. ” – The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 2 (of 10) by Edith Wharton

16. “ It contained hardly a word that was intended for a rebuke ” – The Claverings by Anthony Trollope

17. “ Every feeling was of self- rebuke and mortification. ” – Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia by William Gilmore Simms

18. “ She glanced at me, half proudly and half as in some rebuke ” – A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles Whistler

19. “ Rosa made a wry face at this rebuke and then began to cry quietly. ” – A Simpleton by Charles Reade

20. “ Those general officers who most severely rebuke the conduct of the corps, all say a word in favor of the service of the guns. ” – The Campaign of Chancellorsville by Theodore A. Dodge

Rhymes for rebuke

• duke, fluke, juke, kook, luc, luke, nuke, puke, souk, spook, tuk, wouk;
• baruch, dubuque, farouk;

Idioms for rebuke

• rebuke sm for sth;