Meaning of BERATING
| Pronunciation: | | bir'eyting
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| | Definition: | | [n] a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" |
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| | Synonyms: | | blowing up |
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| | See Also: | | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | |
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| | Related Terms: | | abuse, assailing, assault, attack, bitter words, blackening, contumely, diatribe, execration, hard words, invective, jawing, jeremiad, onslaught, philippic, rating, revilement, screed, tirade, tongue-lashing, vilification, vituperation |
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