（为失误等而）责备（某人）; 难

verb

1. censure severely or angrily

e.g. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

Synonym: call on the carpetrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast