What does "upbraid" mean?
Upbraid: Vet do not Upbraid us our distress. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done. Matt. xi. 20 How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness! Sir P. Sidney.
- 3.To treat with contempt. [Obs.] Spenser.
- 4.To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person. [Obs.] Bacon.
- 5.To utter upbraidings. Pope.
- 6.The act of reproaching; contumely. [Obs.] " Foul upbraid." Spenser.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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