To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
If you rebuke someone, you speak severely to them because they have said or done something that you do not approve of. The president rebuked the House and Senate for not passing those bills within 100 days. = reprimand Rebuke is also a noun. UN member countries delivered a strong rebuke to both countries for persisting with nuclear testing programs = reprimand. to speak to someone severely about something they have done wrong = reprimand rebuke sb for doing sth (rebuker, from bukier )