rebuke
/ɹiˈbjuːk/ noun C2- A harsh criticism.
Plural rebukes
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Bingley’s invitation, and if he did, whether he would think it proper to join in the evening’s amusement; and she was rather surprised to find that he entertained no scruple whatever on that head, and was very far from dreading a rebuke, either from the Archbishop or Lady Catherine de Bourgh, by venturing to dance.
The man, somewhat crest-fallen by the rebuke he had received, repeated what the concierge had said.
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