Verb
admonish
IPA /ədˈmɒnɪʃ/
To speak seriously to someone about something they have done wrong, showing that you disapprove of it.
See example sentence: admonish
The neighbour admonished us for leaving the shared gate open.
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Excoriate
IPA /ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt/
To criticise someone or something very harshly, often by pointing out serious faults or failures in an angry way.
See example sentence: Excoriate
The journalist excoriated the government’s response as slow and incompetent.
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