berating
present participle ofberate
berate
verb[T]
formaluk/bɪˈreɪt/us/bɪˈreɪt/tocriticizeorspeakin anangrymannerto someone:
As heleftthemeeting, he was berated byangrydemonstrators.
Doctors are often beratedforbeingpoorcommunicators,particularlywhen they have to givepatientsbadnews.
Synonyms
chideformal
lambaste
lecture
rebukeformal
reprimandformal
scoldold-fashioned
Chastising & rebuking
- admonitory
- barracking
- bawl
- bawlsomeoneout
- be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
- carpet
- coal
- keelhaul
- lambaste
- lecture
- pull
- pullsomeoneup
- punchbag
- punching bag
- putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
- reproach
- reproachful
- shame
- tear
- upbraid
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Talking angrily
Examplesofberating
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Any analytical methodology would thus have to consider the structural as well as the ideological makings of (con)text to avoid privileging the norm andberatingthe deviant.
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Some press reports have referred to "berating", "bullying"and"hectoring".
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Ten minutes later the mum arrives at school and startsberatingthe staff.
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She isberatingus for publicising something insufficiently 14 years ago, yet the interval until the change comes through is less than the interval associated with the clause.
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Pantha was overtly hostile towards her teammates, often ridiculing andberatingthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Insulting orberatinga partner may provoke retaliatory responses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bias' intellect prevents him from brutally punishing orberatinghis officers for their failures; he believes they should recognize and learn from their shame.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Supervising sisters were instructed to encourage the women into penance, rather than merelyberatingthem and blocking their escape attempts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is frequently seenberatinghis son and his campaign managers, who are depicted as simpletons.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He speaks loudly,beratingthem and enumerating their crimes and thus drawing the attention of the neighbors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He smokes his way throughout songs, salivating over the audience and musicians whileberatingthem with rich expletives.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This consisted of yelling at andberatingthe children until they were reduced to tears and acknowledged their failings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She is frequently seen waking him up for school,beratinghim for not following directions, and driving him to various destinations.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Crashing into the restaurant destroyed it permanently (until the program was reloaded) and displayed an amusingly sarcastic messageberatingthe player.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Patches' training regimen includes throwing wrenches at the team, forcing them to dodge oncoming cars, and constantlyberatingthem with insults.
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