Objurgation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Objurgation \Ob`jur*ga"tion\, n. [L. objurgatio: cf. F.
     objurgation.]
     The act of objurgating; reproof.
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           While the good lady was bestowing this objurgation on


           Mr. Ben Allen.                           --Dickens.
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           With a strong objurgation of the elbow in his ribs.
                                                    --Landor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  objurgation
       n : rebuking a person harshly [syn: {chiding}, {scolding}, {tongue-lashing}]