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up•braid•ing
Pronunciation: (up-brā'ding), [key]—
n.
the act or words of a person who upbraids; severe reproof or censure:
an upbraiding from one's superiors.
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adj.
severely reproachful or reproving; censorious:
upbraiding remarks. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.