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# rebuke

«rebuke» in Mova's school dictionary: **To tell someone sharply that they have done something wrong** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (rebuke, rebukes, rebuked, rebuking); noun (a rebuke, rebukes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb, formal) To tell someone sharply that they have done something wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#m1)

2) (noun) Sharp words of blame or criticism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#m2)

3) (Bible) In Bible stories, Jesus rebukes the wind and the waves, meaning he commands them firmly to stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, "rebuke" is a more formal word for "tell off" or "scold"; it is common in books, the news and the Bible. In stories, a rebuke shows someone in charge correcting someone, and the rebuked character may feel ashamed. Phrases: a sharp rebuke, a gentle rebuke, rebuke someone for something.

### examples

- The teacher rebuked him for talking during the assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#x1)
- Mum gave my brother a sharp rebuke for being rude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#x2)
- The captain rebuked the sailors for falling asleep on watch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#x3)
- In the Bible, Jesus rebuked the wind, and the storm became calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#x4)
- Her quiet rebuke made me feel ashamed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#x5)
- The judge rebuked the lawyer for shouting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#x6)
- “Don’t ask riddles of a man that’s eating blackberries,” the Carl rebuked him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/#x7)

### note

Formal word: in everyday speech people say "tell off" (UK) or "scold". Rebuke someone FOR something. Past form: rebuked. Countable noun: a rebuke, rebukes.

### In the corpora

- [Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.558/)
- [Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.802/)
- [Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke; among the tribes of Israel do I make known that which shall surely be.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.67/)
- [O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger, neither chasten me in Thy wrath.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.56/)
- [Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.101/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rebuke» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuke/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.