| NOUN | communication | dressing down, castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over | a severe scolding |
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| Meaning | A severe scolding. | |
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| Synonyms | castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over | |
| Broader | rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand | An act or expression of criticism and censure |