- Chastise - Find fault - Rebuke - Reprimand - Scold - To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault
with. - Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
- Chide - Rebuke - Reprimand - Warn - To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or
kindly, but seriously; to exhort. - To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or
advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of,
against, or a subordinate clause. - To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
- Careful! Dancing topless leads to a lecture - Diatribe, informally - Lengthy scolding - No tea for the tearful? You'll cop a lecture! - Prolonged reprimand - Rebuke or scolding - Reprimand