The Clue
Upbraided (7 letter answer)
The Answer
REBUKED
Tags
Notes
The answer REBUKED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Censured
Took to task
Definition
REBUKE as a verb:
1. (call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast) = censure severely or angrily; "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"
REBUKED as an adjective:
1. (admonished, chastened, rebuked, reprimanded, reproved) = punished especially by reproof or reprimand