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   Re·buke

   /rəˈbyo͞ok/

   

   verb

   • 1. express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions: "she had rebuked him for drinking too much"

   noun

   • 1. an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism: "he hadn't meant it as a rebuke, but Neil flinched"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘force back, repress’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French rebuker, from re- ‘back, down’ + bukier ‘to beat’ (originally ‘cut down wood’, from Old French busche ‘log’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. rebuker noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

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   • E

     1

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • K

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   • E

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