Berate
To berate is to scold or criticize someone harshly and at length. It involves a prolonged and often angry verbal attack, expressing strong disapproval of a person's actions or character. The purpose of berating is often to reprimand, express disappointment, or cause shame. It is a form of verbal abuse that can be psychologically damaging. This act usually involves a strong display of anger, frustration, or contempt and is usually an unsolicited outburst from one person to another. Berating differs from simple criticism because of its intensity, length, and focus on the person rather than the action.
Berate meaning with examples
- The coach **berated** the team after their disastrous performance, listing every mistake and failure with increasing frustration. He went on for almost half an hour, making the team feel ashamed.
- After finding out about her sons late night adventure, the mother began to berate him for his dangerous and disobedient behavior, and even said, "You should be ashamed of yourself!"
- The customer service representative was forced to berate the uncooperative and constantly argumentative customer to calm him down and to get him off the phone.
- The teacher **berated** the student publicly for their repeated lack of effort, embarrassing them in front of the entire class for several minutes.
- Instead of calmly correcting the mistake, the manager chose to berate the employee in front of the entire team, causing embarrassment and resentment.
Berate Crossword Answers
3 Letters
JAW
RAG
5 Letters
CHIDE
SCOLD
DRESS
6 Letters
REVILE
RAILAT
YELLAT
RANTAT
CHEWUP
REBUKE
7 Letters
BAWLOUT
CHEWOUT
LAMBAST
LECTURE
REPROOF
TROUNCE
TELLOFF
8 Letters
SCREAMAT
CALLDOWN
LAMBASTE
HARANGUE
CHASTISE
9 Letters
CASTIGATE
DRESSDOWN
HAVEWORDS
REPRIMAND
10 Letters
TAKETOTASK
11 Letters
REMONSTRATE
15 Letters
CALLONTHECARPET
