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  1. castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing downnoun

    a severe scolding

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  1. dressing down

    "Dressing down" typically refers to two different concepts depending on the context. 1. In the context of fashion, it means choosing informal or casual clothing instead of more formal or fancy attire. 2. In the context of behavior, "dressing down" refers to the act of reprimanding or scolding someone, often publicly, for unjust or inappropriate actions. It often involves criticizing or sternly lecturing a person as a means of discipline.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dressing down in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dressing down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dressing down in a Sentence

  1. Joan Joslin:

    I arrived home at five in the morning and my mother gave me a good dressing down for being out all night -- and I still couldn't tell her.


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