Rebuke
noun
An expression of strong disapproval or criticism.
His father gave him a stern rebuke for his careless actions.
Often appears as...
- issue a rebuke
- sharp rebuke
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Disapproving
verb
To express sharp disapproval or criticism because of behavior or actions.
The teacher rebuked the child for running in the hallway.
Often appears as...
- rebuke for
- rebuke by
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Disapproving
noun
An expression of strong disapproval or criticism.
His father gave him a stern rebuke for his careless actions.
Often appears as...
- issue a rebuke
- sharp rebuke
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To express sharp disapproval or criticism because of behavior or actions.
The teacher rebuked the child for running in the hallway.
Often appears as...
- rebuke for
- rebuke by
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'rebuke' to show you strongly disagree with actions or opinions, not just mild dislike.
He faced a public rebuke for his controversial remarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Rather Formal
'Rebuke' is formal and often used in written reports, official statements, or professional settings.
The committee's report contains a rebuke of the policy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
A 'rebuke' often carries emotional weight, hinting at disappointment or disapproval from a position of authority.
Her mentor's rebuke was heavy with disappointment.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'rebuke' to show you strongly disagree with actions or opinions, not just mild dislike.
He faced a public rebuke for his controversial remarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Rather Formal
'Rebuke' is formal and often used in written reports, official statements, or professional settings.
The committee's report contains a rebuke of the policy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
A 'rebuke' often carries emotional weight, hinting at disappointment or disapproval from a position of authority.
Her mentor's rebuke was heavy with disappointment.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'rebuke' to show you strongly disagree with actions or opinions, not just mild dislike.
He faced a public rebuke for his controversial remarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Rather Formal
'Rebuke' is formal and often used in written reports, official statements, or professional settings.
The committee's report contains a rebuke of the policy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
A 'rebuke' often carries emotional weight, hinting at disappointment or disapproval from a position of authority.
Her mentor's rebuke was heavy with disappointment.
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Video examples
The legend of Annapurna,...
But upon His latest rebuke, she knew she had to prove the importance of her work once and for all. She took flight from the world, withdrawing her half of the cosmic energy that kept the Earth turning. At her disappearance, a sudden, terrifying and all-encompassing scarcity
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Safari Live - Day 329 PIPE...
life and as a guide I did not rebuke a have you seen this before don't get doesn't think so Suzanne this is black-headed heron and
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The legend of Annapurna,...
But upon His latest rebuke, she knew she had to prove the importance of her work once and for all. She took flight from the world, withdrawing her half of the cosmic energy that kept the Earth turning. At her disappearance, a sudden, terrifying and all-encompassing scarcity
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Safari Live - Day 329 PIPE...
life and as a guide I did not rebuke a have you seen this before don't get doesn't think so Suzanne this is black-headed heron and
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
We are a nation founded as a rebuke to tyranny. A nation of revolutionaries who refused sovereign reign from afar. Hear me - we're a nation that says give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. A nation built on our differences, guided by the belief that we're all created equal.
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Paul Farmer
American Educator
If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in retrospect, more should have been done to prepare for cholera... which can spread like wildfire in Haiti... This was a big rebuke to all of us working in public health and health care in Haiti.
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Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
The robust English view used to be that the correct response to offensive words is to ignore them, or to answer them with a rebuke. If you invoke the law at all, it should be to protect the one who gives the offence, and not the one who takes it. Now, it seems, it is all the other way round.
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Joseph Barber Lightfoot
English Theologian
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.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test.
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Aeschylus
Greek Poet
It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.
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Rubina Dilaik
Indian Actress
All my memories with my mother have been special. Even the time she rebuked or taught me things the hard way.
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King Solomon
Royalty
Do not rebuke mockers, or they will hate you; rebuke the wise, and they will love you.
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William Feather
American Author
Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
We are a nation founded as a rebuke to tyranny. A nation of revolutionaries who refused sovereign reign from afar. Hear me - we're a nation that says give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. A nation built on our differences, guided by the belief that we're all created equal.
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Paul Farmer
American Educator
If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in retrospect, more should have been done to prepare for cholera... which can spread like wildfire in Haiti... This was a big rebuke to all of us working in public health and health care in Haiti.
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Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
The robust English view used to be that the correct response to offensive words is to ignore them, or to answer them with a rebuke. If you invoke the law at all, it should be to protect the one who gives the offence, and not the one who takes it. Now, it seems, it is all the other way round.
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Joseph Barber Lightfoot
English Theologian
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.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test.
Quote examples
Aeschylus
Greek Poet
It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.
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Rubina Dilaik
Indian Actress
All my memories with my mother have been special. Even the time she rebuked or taught me things the hard way.
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King Solomon
Royalty
Do not rebuke mockers, or they will hate you; rebuke the wise, and they will love you.
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William Feather
American Author
Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly.
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