rebukement

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US/ɹiˈbjuːk.mənt/

noun

harsh criticism

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Meanings

nounrebukement (uncountable)
  1. uncountableharsh criticism

    Troy gave him a rebukement glare.

    2000, LeRoy Powell, III, Vengeance https://books.google.ru/books?id=JNbAns5xXC0C&pg=PA120&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwim0fiswPvLAhXDFCwKHSyaAQsQ6AEITjAH#v=onepage&q=rebukement&f=false
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    Such rebukement would feed frustration and resentment in Heinrici.

    1995, Richard Nolan Armstrong, Red Army Legacies: Essays on Forces, Capabilities, and Personalities https://books.google.ru/books?id=KEUhAQAAIAAJ&q=rebukement&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtlqazxfvLAhWoHJoKHU1FACI4ChDoAQg0MAQ

    Least important are positive events and criticism/ rebukement.

    1997, A. J. J. M. Vingerhoets, Frans van Bussel, Jan Boelhouwer, The (Non)expression of Emotions in Health and Disease https://books.google.ru/books?id=ze1FAAAAYAAJ&q=rebukement&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQhIjGwPvLAhWSKCwKHcxxAKkQ6AEIYDAK

    I held my breath and was waiting for his rebukement about proper manners at the table but, to my surprise, he held his knee and yelled, “You got me!”

    2002, Linda Gardner, III, Full Circle on the Mountain https://books.google.ru/books?id=21Q6AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQhIjGwPvLAhWSKCwKHcxxAKkQ6AEIWjAJ#v=onepage&q=rebukement&f=false

    I speak it softly as I sway and give way to her gentle or harsh caress or rebukement.

    2010, William Peters, The Light in the Window: Whisperings from the Soul https://books.google.ru/books?id=svK-nG94OPIC&pg=PA43&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLiduFwPvLAhWFZCwKHR7SDZIQ6AEIRDAF#v=onepage&q=rebukement&f=false

    Bob said to himself, in a tone characteristic of severe fear of rebukement and chastisement.

    2014, Lama Milkweed Augustine PhD, Casino Child: King of the Slot Machines https://books.google.ru/books?id=Js7GAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=rebukement&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtZ3Vv_vLAhUjCpoKHVTPA5oQ6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=rebukement&f=false

Origin

Equivalent to rebuke (“to criticize severely”) + -ment (“the result of”). More at rebuke.

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APA

rebukement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebukement

MLA

“rebukement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebukement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebukement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebukement.

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