upbraid
English
/ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To criticize severely.
- (transitive) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach
- (obsolete) To treat with contempt.
- (obsolete) To object or urge as a matter of reproach
- (archaic) To utter upbraidings.
- (UK) To vomit; retch.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English upbreiden inherited from Old English ūpbreġdan affix from English braid.
Origin
English
braid
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abraid English
- braid English
- braidable English
- braider English
- braideth English
- braiding English
- braidlike English
- braidwork English
- bridle English
- embraid English
- microbraid English
- rebraid English
- umbraid English
- unbraid English
- upbraider English
- upbraidest English
- upbraideth English
- ūpbreġdan Old English
- braiden Middle English
- umbreiden Middle English
- upbreiden Middle English