mindmap root((斥责)) scold implies a rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly: relieved her frustrations by ~ing the children. upbraid implies a censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds: the governor ~ed his aides for poor research. berate suggests a prolonged and often abusive scolding: ~d continually by a violent, abusive father. rail used with at or against, stresses an unrestrained berating: ~ed loudly at the whims of fate. revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attacking prompted by anger or hatred: a President vehemently ~d in the press. vituperate suggests a violent, abusive reviling: a preacher more given to ~ing than to inspiring.