Definitions for upbraid
ʌpˈbreɪdup·braid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reproach, upbraidverb

   express criticism towards

   "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. upbraidnoun

   The act of reproaching; contumely.

2. upbraidverb

   To criticize severely.

3. upbraidverb

   To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.

4. upbraidverb

   To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.

5. upbraidverb

   To treat with contempt.

6. upbraidverb

   To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person.

7. upbraidverb

   To utter upbraidings.

8. upbraidverb

   To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch.

9. Etymology: upbreiden, from upp + bregdan; bregða. See up, and braid.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Upbraidverb

   Etymology: upgebrœdan, upgebredan , Saxon.

   1. To charge contemptuously with any thing disgraceful

   The fathers, when they were upbraided with that defect, comforted themselves with the meditation of God’s most gracious nature, who did not therefore the less accept of their hearty affection. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   It seem’d in me
   But as an honour snatch’d with boist’rous hand,
   And I had many living to upbraid
   My gain of it by their assistances,
   Which daily grew to quarrel. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   If you refuse your aid, yet do not
   Upbraid us with our distress. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Vain man! how long wilt thou thy God upbraid?
   And, like the roaring of a furious wind,
   Thus vent the vile distemper of thy mind? George Sandys.

   How cunningly the sorceress displays
   Her own transgressions, to upbraid me mine. John Milton.

   ’Tis a general complaint against you, and I must upbraid you with it, that because you need not write, you will not. Dryden.

   You may the world of more defects upbraid,
   That other works by nature are unmade;
   That she did never at her own expence
   A palace rear. Richard Blackmore.

   2. To object as matter of reproach.

   Those that have been bred together, are more apt to envy their equals when raised: for it doth upbraid unto them their own fortunes, and pointeth at them. Francis Bacon.

   Any of these, without regarding the pains of churchmen, grudge or upbraid to them those small remains of antient piety, which the rapacity of some ages has scarce left. Thomas Sprat.

   May they not justly to our climes upbraid,
   Shortness of night, and penury of shade. Matthew Prior.

   3. To urge with reproach.

   I have too long born
   Your blunt upbraidings, and your bitter scoffs. William Shakespeare.

   He that knowingly commits an ill, has the upbraidings of his own conscience. Decay of Piety.

   4. To reproach on account of a benefit received from the reproacher.

   Ev’ry hour
   He flashes into one gross crime or other;
   His knights grow riotous, and he himself upbraids us
   On ev’ry trifle. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   If any lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth liberally, and upbraideth not. Ja. i. 5.

   Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given upbraid not. Ecclus. xli. 22.

   5. To bring reproach upon; to shew faults by being in a state of comparison.

   Ah, my son, how evil fits it me to have such a son, and how much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness? Philip Sidney.

   The counsel which I cannot take,
   Instead of healing, but upbraids my weakness. Addison.

   6. To treat with contempt. Not in use.

   There also was that mighty monarch laid,
   Low under all, yet above all in pride;
   That name of native sire did foul upbraid,
   And would, as Ammon’s son, be magnify’d. Fairy Queen.

ChatGPTRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. upbraid

   To upbraid means to strongly scold, criticize, or reprimand someone with harsh words due to their actions, behavior, or shortcomings. It involves expressing disapproval, reproach, or rebuke towards someone for their perceived faults or mistakes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Upbraidverb

   to charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed

2. Upbraidverb

   to reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide

3. Upbraidverb

   to treat with contempt

4. Upbraidverb

   to object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person

5. Upbraidverb

   to utter upbraidings

6. Upbraidnoun

   the act of reproaching; contumely

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Upbraid

   up-brād′, v.t. to charge with something wrong or disgraceful: to reproach: to reprove severely.—v.i. to utter reproaches.—n. Upbraid′ing, a charging with something wrong: act of reproaching.—adv. Upbraid′ingly. [A.S. up, up, on, bregdan, to braid.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. upbraid

   Any officer or soldier who shall upbraid another for refusing a challenge, shall himself be punished as a challenger. See Appendix, Articles of War, 28.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of upbraid in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of upbraid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=upbraid
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Upbraid
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=upbraid
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upbraid
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=upbraid
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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