berate

CEFRC1

/bɪˈɹeɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To speak angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they did.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To scold or criticize someone angrily and at length.

Examples

  • If you berate me like that again, I will quit.

  • The coach would berate players who didn't try hard.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To chide or scold vehemently.

More examples

In context

  • There's no need to berate him for making a mistake.

  • What society tells people that they can “do whatever they want” to dissidents, and yet berates anyone for treating them well?

  • A thousand times I berated myself for being drawn into such a trap as I might have known these pits easily could be.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The angry manager began to blank the employee for the costly mistake.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From be- + rate (“to scold, upbraid”).