Synonyms for objurgation
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
scolding, chiding, vituperation, going over, lecture, sermon, reproof, tongue lashing, berating, jawing, browbeating, rixation dated, correption dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A strong rebuke or scolding.
Forms
- Plural
- objurgations → scoldings, chidings, vituperations, lectures…
Example sentences
- lecture I ought to have attended the lecture but I didn't.
- scolding I didn't feel like scolding her for being late.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| objurgation | steady | |
| lecture | steady | |
| scolding | rising | |
| chiding | rising | |
| vituperation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sermon2, jawing
- 7 letters
- lecture2, chiding2, reproof
- 8 letters
- scolding2, berating3, rixation
- 10 letters
- correption
- 11 letters
- browbeating
- 12 letters
- vituperation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sermon2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- objurgation