BERATING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a severe rebuke
   Synonym(s)
   • blowing up (what does blowing up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he deserved the berating that the coach gave him
   Hypernyms(s) berating is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rebuke (what does rebuke mean?)
   • reproof (what does reproof mean?)
   • reproval (what does reproval mean?)
   • reprehension (what does reprehension mean?)
   • reprimand (what does reprimand mean?)