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noun

Upbraid n. The act of reproaching; contumely. (Obs.) " Foul upbraid."

verb

Upbraid v. i. (past & past part. upbraided; pres. part. upbraiding)

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. "And upbraided them with their unbelief." "Vet do not Upbraid us our distress."

To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide. "Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done." "How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness!"

To treat with contempt. (Obs.)

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

Synonyms: To reproach; blame; censure; condemn.

Upbraid v. i. To utter upbraidings.

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... the Saviour teaches this same great truth, Matt. 11:20-24, "Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. ...

— God's Plan with Men • T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin

... done the South continued violently to upbraid the Abolitionists of the North as the cause of all their troubles, and the ladies of South Carolina showered presents and caresses on the brutal assailant of Mr. Sumner. In 1856 the North endeavoured to elect a ...

— Narrative of the Life of J.D. Green, a Runaway Slave, from Kentucky • Jacob D. Green

... remnant of Seth's seed— The seed of Seth, Exempt for future sorrow's sake from death. But of the sons of Cain None shall remain; And all his goodly daughters Must lie beneath the desolating waters; Or, floating upward, with their long hair laid Along the wave, the cruel heaven upbraid, Which would not spare 260 Beings even in death so fair. It is decreed, All die! And to the universal human cry The universal silence shall succeed! Fly, brethren, fly! But still rejoice! We fell! They fall! So perish all 270 These petty foes of Heaven who shrink from ...

— The Works of Lord Byron - Poetry, Volume V. • Lord Byron

... should' is much in Walton's manner. 'Witness my mild pen, not used to upbraid the world,' is also a pleasant and accurate piece of self-criticism. 'I am his convert,' Walton exclaims. In a citation from a manuscript which cannot be found, and perhaps never existed, Walton is spoken ...

— Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler • Andrew Lang

... Major," exclaimed the doctor. "We have gone over all this, and the poor woman is dying. To upbraid her now would be nothing ...

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