- Berate - Chide - Nag - Rebuke - Upbraid - To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to
utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; --
often with at; as, to scold at a servant. - To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to
rebuke or reprove with severity.