25 April 2016
upbraid
[uhp-breyd]
verb (used with object)
1. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure:
The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
2. (of things) to bring reproach on; serve as a reproach to.
verb (used without object)
3. Archaic. to utter reproaches.
Origin of upbraid
Middle English Old English
1000 before 1000; Middle English; Old English upbrēdan to adduce as a fault. See up-, braid
Related forms
upbraider, noun
unupbraided, adjective
Synonyms
1. reprove, blame. See reprimand.
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Examples from the Web for upbraid
Historical Examples
You may upbraid me, and I will sit here and make not one excuse.
Ravenshoe
Henry Kingsley
You are young now; some day your conscience may upbraid you.
An Eagle Flight
Jos Rizal
For he could not very well follow his inclination to upbraid, without seriously impairing his efficacy for reasoning with her.
The Honour of the Clintons
Archibald Marshall
Applerod, who had been the first to upbraid him, was now the first to recover his spirits.
The Making of Bobby Burnit
George Randolph Chester
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him
James 1:5
Bible (King James Version)
upbraid me with the loss of all of which you have bereft me.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
If she did not upbraid herself, at any rate she denounced Miss Henderson.
Double Harness
Anthony Hope
But conscience has not to upbraid me with any of these things.
Concerning Cats
Helen M. Winslow
Henry knew what was on his comrade’s mind but he did not upbraid him for weakness of spirit.
The Young Trailers
Joseph A. Altsheler
Then they began to upbraid me for bringing them upon this fatal expedition.
A Tramp Abroad, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Anagram
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Today’s quote
The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be.
– Dalai Lama
On this day
25 April – Anzac Day. National day of remembrance for Australia and New Zealand to commemorate ANZACs who fought at Gallipoli during World War I, honouring all service-men and women who served their country.
25 April – World Penguin Day.
25 April 1915 – World War I: the battle of Gallipoli begins, when Australian, New Zealand, British and French forces invade Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula, landing at Cape Helles, and what is now called Anzac Cove. The attack followed a failed British attempt on 18 March 1915 to seize Constantinople by sailing a fleet into the Dardenelle Straits. The Turks laid naval mines and sank three British ships. The Gallipoli Campaign resulted in the deaths of 56,643 Turks, 56,707 allies, which included 34,072 from Britain, 9,798 from France, 8,709 from Australia, 2,721 from New Zealand, 1,358 from British India, 49 from Newfoundland. More than 107,000 Turks and 123,000 allies were injured. The Gallipoli Campaign is seen as a defining moment in the national histories of both Australia and Turkey.
25 April 1983 – American schoolgirl, Samantha Smith, is invited to the Soviet Union after its leader, Yuri Andropov, reads her letter expressing her fears of nuclear war.